‘Sturdy contenders for World Cup’: Venkatesh Prasad backs India | Cricket Information – Instances of India

NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Venkatesh Prasad believes that the Indian crew is a formidable contender for the upcoming ICC ODI World Cup scheduled to start on October 5 in India.
The previous quick bowler is of the opinion that the Indian crew boasts a “robust squad,” and he emphasizes the importance of the fan base’s help all through their marketing campaign.
He has known as upon the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) to make sure that the fan expertise ought to be handy and seamless, surpassing the requirements set in earlier years.
“We’ve crew and are robust contenders for the World Cup however we’d like real followers contained in the stadium cheering for the crew and their expertise must be far smoother and simpler than what it has been, and for that the BCCI must do much better than they’ve finished to this point. It’s a reflection of the nation as an entire and we as a nation shouldn’t be let down at any price,” Prasad posted on X (previously Twitter).

Earlier on Saturday, he lambasted the Asian Cricket Council‘s (ACC) determination to have a reserve day just for the match between India and Pakistan within the Tremendous 4 stage of the Asia Cup 2023.
The previous Indian bowler slammed ACC’s determination and mentioned it’s unethical to have totally different guidelines for 2 groups.
“If true that is absolute shamelessness. The organisers have made a mockery and it’s unethical to have a event with guidelines being totally different for the opposite two groups. Within the identify of justice, will solely be truthful whether it is deserted the primary day, could it rain tougher on the second day and these malicious plans not succeed,” Venkatesh wrote on X on Friday.

ACC on Friday introduced a reserve day for the match between India and Pakistan which is scheduled to happen on September 10 at R Premadasa Worldwide Cricket Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. If hostile climate suspends play in the course of the India and Pakistan sport, the match will proceed on September 11 from the purpose it was suspended.
(With ANI Inputs)