There is less than a week left for the ODI World Cup to start. All the teams have come to India to participate in the tournament. This time 10 teams are participating in the World Cup. The captains of eight of these countries will take charge of the team in the tournament for the first time. There have been a lot of changes between 2019 and 2023. Nine out of 10 teams that played in the World Cup last time are participating this time. West Indies, the champion team of 1975 and 1979, is not in the World Cup for the first time. This time the Netherlands team will play in its place.
This time eight captains of the teams participating in the World Cup have changed. New Zealand's Kane Williamson is the only player who was the captain in 2019 and is holding the reins this time too. However, due to injury, it was difficult for him to play in the first match against England. In such a situation, Tom Latham will lead. Williamson will return in future matches.
Shakib will play as captain after 12 years
Apart from Williamson, there is one more player who will captain the World Cup for the second time. Bangladesh has made Shakib Al Hasan the captain. He will play in the World Cup as captain after 12 years. Incidentally, when he led the team last time, many of the matches of the tournament were played in India. In such a situation, Williamson and Shakib will lead the team in the biggest competition of ODI cricket for the second time.
Let us know which teams have changed captains:
India
Rohit Sharma will captain the host India this time. In 2019, the reins were in the hands of Virat Kohli. Then Team India reached the semi-finals. Rohit became the captain of Team India at the end of 2021. Under his captaincy, the Indian team has lost in the T20 World Cup 2022. Apart from this, the team was also defeated in the final of the ICC Test Championship 2023. Now it remains to be seen whether he can win the ICC trophy this time or not.
England
England won the title last time under the captaincy of Eoin Morgan. He was successful in becoming champion for the first time in World Cup history. This time Morgan is not on the team. Jos Buttler is captaining in his place. Butler made England champion in the T20 World Cup last year. His team is a contender to win the ODI World Cup.
Australia
The Australian team played in the 2019 World Cup under the captaincy of Aaron Finch. Then the team reached the semi-finals. This time the reins are in the hands of fast bowler Pat Cummins. Now it remains to be seen whether he can give Australia the World Cup trophy for the sixth time or not. His team is a strong contender to win the tournament once again.
Pakistan
Babar Azam, who is ranked first in the ODI rankings, will captain Pakistan this time. He had the responsibility of making the team champion after 1992. In 2019, the Pakistani team playing under the captaincy of Sarfaraz Ahmed could not reach the semi-finals. This time, under the captaincy of Babar, the team is considered a contender to reach the semi-finals.
Sri Lanka
This time the captaincy of the Lankan team which won the title in 1996 is in the hands of Dasun Shanaka. They had won the Asia Cup 2022. After that, this time reached the final of the Asia Cup. In 2019, the Sri Lankan team played under the captaincy of Dimuth Karunaratne. This time he is in the team as a player. Dasun Shanaka's team has the power to surprise anyone and can cause an upset in the tournament.
New Zealand
This is the only team that has not changed the captain. Kane Williamson had reached the final last time. New Zealand had missed winning the title by a slight margin. New Zealand is never considered a contender to win the World Cup but it surprises everyone every time. New Zealand has always been considered the underdog.
South Africa
If any team has had the worst luck in ICC tournaments, it is South Africa. Every time something or the other happens to him the team is out of the tournament. Last time Faf Duplessis was the captain of the team. This time the reins are in the hands of Temba Bavuma. His first goal will be to take the team to the semi-finals.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh team, which is expert in causing upsets in big tournaments, will play under the captaincy of Shakib Al Hasan this time. He also led the team in 2011. Then Bangladesh was eliminated in the group round. Mashrafe Mortaza captained the team in 2015 and 2019. Now once again Shakib will be seen leading in this tournament.
Afghanistan
Gulbadin Naib was the captain of the team in the 2019 World Cup. This time this responsibility is in the hands of Hashmatullah Shahidi. With experienced players like Mohammad Nabi and Rashid Khan, the team has expressed confidence in Shahidi.
Netherlands returns to the World Cup
For the first time since 2011, the Netherlands team will play in the World Cup. Her captain is Scott Edwards. The Netherlands has made its place in the World Cup by defeating West Indies. She may pull off one or two upsets.
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