With this year’s ICC T20 World Cup now firmly in the rear-view mirror, cricketing fans can now look ahead to the much-anticipated 2022 World Cup event hosted in Australia, which is sure to bring a range of sublime action with a great number of splendid venues that will house a multitude of the world’s most distinguishable cricket names.
The 2021 ICC T20 World Cup has now been lodged into the history books which is now leaving many fans to contemplate on who could potentially lift the coveted crown next year which is officially confirmed to be hosted in the cricket-mad country of Australia.
After much discussion prior to the competition on who will host between Australia and India, the Aussie’s will officially be housing the tournament and thus will have a number of sublime venues and cities across the country that will certainly be more than tailored to host an event with such prestige.
Perhaps the most acclaimed venue at the event will be the Melbourne Cricket Ground which is widely considered the true coup de grâce of all cricketing venues as over 100,000 fans are expected to tune into a multitude of ICC World Cup cricket action in the hopes of watching their country and ticking off a venue that is most likely on the bucket list for almost any sports fan.
Sydney also offers a tremendous venue for the sport labelled the Sydney Cricket Ground which in turn will provide fans with an outstanding venue stadium for the event and a remarkable tourist destination that is always a must visit for any curious tourists and obsessive sporting fans.
Alongside these impressive venues is the likes of the North Sydney Oval, The Gabba, Adelaide Oval, Carrara Stadium, Manuka Oval Canberra, Suncorp Stadium, Paterson’s Stadium and the Etihad Stadium which are all expected to be likely venues for next year’s World Cup event.
Which players were the very best performers at the 2021 World Cup?
Given that fans will have the privilege to watch a great number of exceptional talent at the upcoming tournament it seems as such that they will be completely spoilt for choice on which names will be the standout stars to bring the coveted championship back to their native homeland’s.
After Australia won the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup, the hosting country will be the team to beat heading into the tournament and have a wide abundance of star names who will be looking once again lay claim to the competition and complete a back-to-back triumph.
Mitchell Marsh and David Warner were the two standout names from Australia’s finals win over neighbouring rivals New Zealand with Kane Williamson also impressing in what eventually turn out to be a losing effort.
Bowler Josh Hazlewood managed to amass an impressive figure of wickets on names including Williamson and Daryl Mitchell with Glenn Maxwell also showcasing his impressive all-round game, racking up four boundaries and one maximum.
Former international cricket stars turned commentators Matthew Hayden and Vernon Philander both gave a breakdown on who they believed were the best performers from the 2021 ICC World Cup, with Pakistan bowler Haris Rauf gaining the plaudits over his teammate Shaheen Afridi.
Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan were also among the alumni of names who were credited for their excellent displays throughout the tournament sighting that these players could help end the projected dominant reign that Australia will be hoping to gain over the competition across the next several events.
Veterans that featured in the 2021 ICC World Cup
Alongside Australia’s winnings at the competition, there was also a great number of wily veterans and cult icons who might be planning on hanging up their boots after next year’s event (or maybe even before the tournament).
The West Indies in particular housed a great number of veterans as a part of their active squad including the likes of a recently turned 37-year-old Ravi Rampaul, 38-year-old Dwayne Bravo and a staggering 42-year-old Chris Gayle.
Whilst the West Indies were unable to regain their grip on the ICC World Cup, they certainly brought with them a great number of grizzled veterans who can still prove to be a vital part of their roster heading into next year’s competition with the 2021 event also including other notable veterans including the likes of Shoaib Malik (39) and Mohammad Hafeez (41).
For any fans of whom are interested in placing any cricket prediction on the 2022 ICC World Cup there is a range of available cricket predictors to choose from to place any early wagers and predictions for the highly anticipated tournament next year, which is sure to bring us even more highlight moments that will forever be lodged into the history books.
While cricket fans may have to wait for another whole calendar year for next year’s ICC World Cup, it is sure to well worth the wait given the heightened build-up and further anticipation leading up to next year’s event.
Cricket remains one of the world’s most popular and widely played sports and given the reception and atmosphere presented at the 2021 World Cup, we can expect fans are now more than eager to witness further greatness at next year’s event in Australia, even if the bookies likely have the Aussie’s as the clear favourites for next year’s tournament.
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