by The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 is officially scheduled to get underway on October 5th, when England takes on New Zealand in the opening game of the tournament. India is the host nation, and their first game is against Australia on October 8th.
As well as India’s ICC Cricket World Cup fixtures, here are several other upcoming ODI (One Day International) cricket matches that India still has to play over the coming weeks before and after cricket’s biggest tournament.
Upcoming Indian ODI in September 2023
Before the ICC Cricket World Cup kicks off, the Indian men’s national team have a few other ODIs to play. On September 2nd, they face Pakistan in the group stage of the Asia Cup, and then on September 4th, they play Nepal, also in the group stage of the Asia Cup.
Towards the end of the month, September 22nd, they play Australia in a One Day International before playing them again on September 24th and September 27th.
Who will Indian face in the early stage of the ICC Cricket World Cup?
As mentioned, India’s first world cup game is on October 8th against Australia. If you fancy a flutter and want the latest and most competitive ind vs aus odi odds and you live in India, the most trusted online sports betting site you can turn to is the official 10CRIC Sports website.
India are the odds-on favourite team to win the world cup, and they are also currently the odds-on favourite to win the match outright when they play their first world cup match.
Indian are currently priced at around 1.75 in the decimal odds format, which means they have a 57.10% implied probability rate of winning. In the American/moneyline odds format, which some people prefer, 1.75 is -133, and in fractional odds, 1.75 is 3/4.
In comparison, Australia are currently priced at 2.05 (105 or 21/20), meaning there’s a 48.80% implied probability ofAustralia winning the match.
What are India’s chances of winning the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023?
India currently have around a 30.30% implied probability rate of winning the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. If you were to place a bet on India to win the world cup right now, you would be looking at decimal odds of around 3.30 (230 in American/moneyline, or 23/10 in fractional).
Let’s quickly take a look at everyone else’s chance of winning the world cup. The latest average odds are as follows:
Other teams that are also competing in this year’s cricket world cup are South Africa, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and the Netherlands. South Africa have a 9.10% chance of winning, meaning 11.00 in decimal odds, 1000 in American/moneyline odds, and 10/1 in fractional odds.
Sri Lanka have a 5.30% chance of winning, which is 19.00 (decimal), 1800 (American/moneyline), or 18/1 (fractional). You then have Bangladesh with a 3.80% chance of winning, which is 26.00 (decimal), 2500 (American/moneyline), or 25/1 (fractional).
Afghanistan only have a 2.00% chance of winning, which is 51.00 (decimal), 5,000 (American/moneyline), or 50/1 (fractional), and the Netherlands have the lowest chance of winning, at just 0.20%, meaning 501.00 (decimal), 50000 (American/moneyline), or 500/1 (fractional).
Which Indian players will most likely shine throughout the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup?
Some of the players who are most likely to shine throughout the tournament are the following players:
Other top Indian cricketers that people will also be keeping a close eye on and hoping they perform well are Hardik Pandya (all-rounder), Shreyas Iyer (batsman), Deepak Hooda (all-rounder), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), KS Bharat (wicketkeeper), and Axar Patel (all-rounder), to name just a few.
Who else will India face in the early stages of the cricket world cup?
On October 11th, India play Afghanistan, and the on October 15th, they play Pakistan. Their next world cup match is against Bangladesh on October 19th, and then on October 22nd, they play New Zealand.
In their next four cricket world cup fixtures, they face second odds-on favourite England on October 29th before playing Sri Lanka on November 2nd. On November 5th, they play South Africa, and then on November 11th, they play the Netherlands.
What other fixtures do we know about that are still to come in 2023?
India play their first of five T20 matches against Australia on November 23rd, and then play again in this same fixture on November 23rd, November 28th, December 1st, and December 3rd.
On December 10th, 12th, 14th, 17th, 19th, 21st, 26-30th, and January 3-7th, they play more T20 cricket, this time against South Africa. They also go on to play Afghanistan in more T20 matches on January 11th, 14th, and 17th before playing test cricket against England in late January/early February.
Can I place bets now on the cricket world cup?
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