As the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 enters the knockout stages, the action has been more intense. On Wednesday, November 15, Mumbai, India, and New Zealand will square off in the first semi-final; on November 16, Kolkata, Australia, and South Africa will square off in the second semi-final. Great cricketers Ricky Ponting and Ravi Shastri discussed their predictions for the next major matches in the cricket spectacular before the two match epics. Along with announcing his two event finalists, Ravi Shastri supported Australia and India competing against one another in the November 19 summit in Ahmedabad.
“This is the final dress rehearsal,” I declared on October 8, during India’s opening match of the competition. At the ICC Quiz Night at Mumbai’s Glocal Junction, Shastri stated, “I think these two teams will face off in the finals as well.”
In the meantime, the toss will be very important in the second semi-final between South Africa and Australia at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, according to great Australian captain Ricky Ponting.
The pitch slowed down as the game went on, as we witnessed during the India vs. South Africa match; therefore, the toss will be very important in the second semifinal. Therefore, Ponting stated, “The team batting first will have an advantage and the toss will be crucial.”
India is keen to break its knockout curse against the Kiwis.
Afterwards, the two sides were invited to select one player each from the combined lineups of New Zealand and India that they would like to have in their squads.
As a result of his brilliant leadership throughout the tournament thus far and his potent top-order batting, Ravi Shastri selected Indian captain Rohit Sharma, while Ponting selected star batsman Virat Kohli.
India, on the other hand, will try to break their knockout curse in the opening semi-final. Despite making it to the final stages of seven of the last eight ICC competitions, they have never taken home an ICC trophy.
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