Herschelle Gibbs reveals three teams as strong favourites to win T20 World Cup 2021

With the T20 World Cup on cards, the anticipation for the marquee event has already kept the fans on the edge of their seats. With many cricket experts putting forward their thoughts on the teams, the Proteas batter Herschelle Gibbs is the latest to join the list. He has named the Pakistan side to be one of the favorites to win the World Cup title.

The former South African cricketer feels that along with the Men in Green, England and India are the other two countries who will be the tough contenders in the tournament. Gibbs also pointed that the conditions will have a major say. He feels that on turning tracks, the Windies team might not seem as dangerous as their batters enjoy the ball coming on the bat.

“Definitely [I would say] England, Pakistan, and India. You never know, Sri Lanka could be in with a shot or maybe even Bangladesh. I think definitely, for now, Pakistan, India, and England for now. It also depends on what the conditions are going to be like. The unpredictability of Pakistan is always in the mix. Obviously, India and England [are strong sides]. A lot depends on the wickets. If it is going to turn a little, I don’t think the West Indies are going to be as dangerous because they like the ball coming onto the bat. They like wickets that don’t turn. If there is spin, it doesn’t always suit the West Indies.” Gibbs said as reported by Cricket Pakistan.

Herschelle Gibbs highlights the best T20 batters in the world

The T20 World Cup is all set to take place in the month of October and ahead of the event, Gibbs named quite a few batters who he feels are currently the best in the world. Specifically naming Virat Kohli, Babar Azam, Steve Smith, and Jos Buttler he praised the batters for their hunger to score runs.

Gibbs also feels that what makes the batters stand out from the rest is that they do not give away their wicket quickly and display their flair not only on the flat deck but on all the surfaces.

“There is [Virat] Kohli, Babar Azam, Jos Buttler. There are just so many good batsmen. Some from West Indies as well. You have power hitters and finishers. At this stage Kohli, Babar Azam, Steve Smith, obviously AB de Villiers retired, then there is Jos Buttler, and on and on. You can say five or six batsmen are good because they can play on all types of surfaces and not only flat decks which are good for batting. They are very skillful and that is what makes them really good while separating them from the rest. The hunger that they have and play with the game after game is what makes them great. They never give their wickets away easily. That is what makes them special.”