First-ever! No same captain from previous edition to lead in 2023 Men's ODI World Cup
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As per the latest reports, Williamson, who is out for an indefinite period, will likely miss the mega event; while in his absence, Tom Latham, who had led the New Zealand team before, is the front-runner to take up the job.
Speaking of Australia, Pat Cummins will lead his side as opener Aaron Finch announced his retirement from all forms earlier. India's neighbours Bangladesh have a new captain in Tamim Iqbal, who replaced Mashrafe Mortaza.South Africa's Faf du Plessis hanged his boots from ODI cricket, and Temba Bavuma is now at the helm of things, moving ahead. Afghanistan will also have a new skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi for the 2023 Men's ODI World Cup.
While former winners Sri Lanka and the West Indies are yet to punch their tickets for the tournament, both are likely to have new skippers - Dasun Shanaka and Shai Hope, respectively - who replaced Dimuth Karunaratne and Kieron Pollard.
Meanwhile, the qualifying event will take place in Zimbabwe from June 18th to July 9th - where other than Sri Lanka and West Indies, Netherlands, Zimbabwe, Nepal, Oman, Scotland, USA, UAE, and either of Ireland or South Africa will take part. The top two teams from the qualifiers will advance to the World Cup.
The 2023 Men's ODI World Cup is likely to start on October 5th and go on till November 19th.
Monday, April 10, 2023 at 8:42 am