Former Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir and all-rounder Imad Wasim predicted their ICC World Cup 2023 semi-finalists on Wednesday.
While speaking on Haarna Mana Hay, Amir said that England, India, Australia and Pakistan will qualify for the final four.
"Earlier I predicted New Zealand but now I will go with Pakistan instead since there is no pressure on them. Whenever people write off Pakistan, they tend to do something different," said Amir.
Meanwhile, Wasim named Pakistan, India, England and South Africa as the semi-finalists for the mega event.
The ICC Cricket World Cup is set to resume its action, picking up from where it left off four years ago, today.
Ahmedabad, the world's largest cricket stadium in India will host a clash between the 2019 finalists, England and New Zealand. If the opening match of the 2023 edition manages to match the excitement of the 2019 final, it will undoubtedly kickstart the tournament with a bang.
A total of 10 teams will fight for the elusive title across 10 venues from October 5 to November 19.
The Cricket World Cup will be played in the round-robin format with all teams playing against each other for a total of 45 league matches.
The top four teams will qualify for the semifinals, which will be held in Mumbai on November 15 and in Kolkata on November 16. The semi-finals and the final will have reserve days.
The winners of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 will earn US$4 million. The runners-up will receive US$2 million, while the losing semi-finalists will earn $800,000 each from the total prize pot of US$10 million.
The winners of each match in the group stage will receive US$40,000 and the six teams that do not qualify for the semi-finals will receive a payment of US$100,000.
- Mohammad Amir
