The 2023 edition of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup is set to get underway on October 5, featuring 10 teams.

India will host the quadrennial event solely for the very first time. Hence, many experts have tipped the Rohit Sharma-led side to lift the coveted trophy in home conditions.

Before starting their campaign against Australia on October 8, India will face defending champions England and Netherlands in the two World Cup warm-up games in Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram on September 30 and October 3, respectively.

Ahead of the India-England warm-up fixture, batting legend Kevin Pietersen subtly labelled the match as the World Cup final.

Taking to social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Pietersen asked his followers, “Is the World Cup Final being played in a warm up game today?”

The World Cup 2023 final is scheduled to be played on November 19 at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.

Pieterse's post drew plenty of attention among the fans. While many agreed with him, a lot of them didn't endorse his prediction.

Coming to the warm-up fixture, India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bat first.

India Squad: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami

England Squad: Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler(w/c), Liam Livingstone, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Sam Curran, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Gus Atkinson, Reece Topley, Mark Wood