Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra has hinted that placing India, Australia, England and Pakistan in favorable groups is a marketing strategy used for the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup. India and Pakistan are together in Group A , along with Ireland (11th position) and two newcomers to the T20 World Cup: USA and Canada. Australia and England, in turn, were grouped with Scotland (rank 13), Namibia (rank 14) and Oman (rank 19), making it a relatively simple route to the Super 8 stage for the giants.
Speaking in a video posted on his own YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra spoke about the dynamics of the group’s formation.
“Logically, Scotland shouldn’t bother England so much. (Group B) has Australia and England, and Scotland is the third biggest team. So the understanding remained that classification becomes certain,” he said, in a preview of the England game. -Meeting with Scotland on June 4th.
“India and Pakistan are also in such a (favorable) group. This is pure economics. We want our top teams to progress,” he added.
Chopra mentioned that the strategy aims to eliminate the possibility of surprises for the favorites. As a result, countries like South Africa and Sri Lanka were drawn with Bangladesh and the Netherlands, where there is a greater chance of an unpredictable result.
In fact, Sri Lanka are already at a disadvantage after being surprised by South Africa in their opening Group D game, leaving the door open for Bangladesh or the Netherlands to reach the top two.
Talking further about England’s chances, Chopra mentioned that the reigning T20 World Cup champions have good depth in both batting and bowling.
“Jos Buttler, Phil Salt, Will Jacks, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali – they have a very deep batting line-up. It will be fun to see how they perform,” Chopra said.
He said England have a good chance of going far again, having retained most of their squad from the year they won the title. However, how they interpret and play according to the conditions will play an important role in their chances.
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