The ICC World Cup 2019 which starts from 30th May in England and Wales is less than two months away and excitement level amongst cricket fans around the world is high.
Although the Indian team has been performing brilliantly under the captaincy of Virat Kohli, they lost the recent home ODI series to Australia 3-2. The recent series loss has raised a question amongst ex-cricketers including batting legend Rahul Dravid, who said that recent series loss will be an eye-opener for Virat Kohli and company.
“I think there was a bit of notion that we are going walk there and win the World Cup easily. So it’s a good thing that has happened. What it has (the outcome against Australia) has reminded us is that we have to play the World Cup very, very well,” Dravid said.
“India has performed well in the last couple of years. There was a little bit of talk that we are almost going to walk in there and win the World Cup very easily because we are the No. 1 team and we have been dominating one-day cricket for the last couple of years,” Dravid added.
He also said that despite losing the series, India is going in as the favourites for the upcoming world cup.
“But I don’t find anything strange, from my perspective, watching the series. I still feel that we are going to be one of the favourites. But it’s going to be tough. It’s going to be competitive,” the batting stalwart explained.
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