Former Australian comprehensive Shane Watson predicted that India and South Africa are strong favorites for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 Glory. However, Aussie sang high praise for men in blue, but he wants Proteas to be crowned as winners of the champion trophy.
The National Cricket of South Africa has not won the ICC trophy since 1998. However, they were close to the end of the ICC ICC T20 2024 drought, but India broke their dreams by winning the conflict in the headline with seven rides in Barbados last year.
Shane Watson predicts India and South Africa as top candidates for ICC champions of Trophy 2025 fame
With this victory, the Krizka Indian team also ended with a drought of 13 years. But this time, Shane Watson thinks it’s time for the Proteas side to lift the cup.
Well, the former Australian comprehensive said that India would be an unstoppable force in the current ICC champion trophy 2025. Considering their incredible detachment and their ability to progress in hot, humid conditions. So, it is difficult for men in blue to ignore the championship.
Shane Watson wrote in his column for ICC: “India has an incredibly strong detachment, and the conditions will suit them, of course. It is a detachment that is used to hot and humid conditions, so it will hardly beat them. There is hardly no player traffic since the last World Cup so far, and this consistency is difficult to neglect. “
I really believe in this Proteas team: Shane Watson
However, a real surprise comes with Watson’s strong support for South Africa and bold predictions. Watson emphasized the destructive fiery power in South Africa and their diverse bowling attack, which includes deadly spinners, to call them a serious threat to other participants.
The former Australian player added: “The second team I really like is South Africa. The finals made in the last T20 World Cup and they had so many talent there. I know they didn’t just cross the ICC event, but I really believe in this team.
“The hitting of the hitting is so good; they have Heinrich Klaasena, who is one of the best short format shots in the world, and David Miller. They also have a series of ball skills, and Spinners add huge huge value there.”
If they do this, the floods could be well opened: the great prediction of Shane Watson for South Africa
Watson also believes that the current South African team is different from the past – free from the luggage of previous ICC hearts and is ready to rewrite history.
Aussie predicted that if the South Africans could finally a curse, it could mark the beginning of the dominant era for Proteas on the global stage.
He signed, saying, “I would be surprised if they did not cross the ICC event soon, because this generation has talent and has no scars. If they do it, the floods could open well.”
It is significant that South Africa had the dominant start of its Campaign Trophy 2025 campaign, beating Afghanistan with 107 rides in Karachi to send a warning to other teams not to take them lightly.
