The 2011 World Cup, held in the subcontinent, had all of India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan in the semifinals. The Men in Blue eventually lifted the title after defeating the Lankans in the summit clash.
However, Sangakkara feels that the tables might have turned in the favor of other teams as they are no longer fazed by spin. He believes the participation of players from those teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL) is a reason for the same.
Speaking on the Star Sports show, ‘Road to World Cup Glory,’ here’s what Kumar Sangakkara had to say about the teams that are favorites to win the World Cup:
Kumar Sangakkara’s advice to India for World Cup preparation
Kumar Sangakkara believes India have to play their strongest possible team in most of their ODIs this year leading up to the World Cup.
The Men in Blue have experiemented quite a bit in white-ball cricket over the past couple of years and have paid the price for it. They have suffered premature exits in their last two T20 World Cups despite dominating bilateral series.
Sangakkara feels it is important for a particular group of players to play together for a good amount of games ahead of a big tournament. He stated:
India’s squad for Sri Lanka T20Is: Hardik Pandya (Captain), Ishan Kishan (WK), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (VC), Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Sanju Samson, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi, Mukesh Kumar.
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