ICC World Cup 2023: Sir Viv Richards explains what India need to do to win WC unbeaten

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Indian cricket team, under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, has been an unstoppable force at this ICC World Cup 2023 with eight wins in as many games. Star batters have delivered while bowlers have been too hard to deal with. Their performance has left Sir Viv Richards with the belief that India will win the World Cup

The likes of Pakistan, Australia, England, South Africa and some others learned the quality of Indian bowling the hard way as they couldn't deal with the quality of the Indian bowling line-up, who has conceded the least number of sixes (27) in the ICC World Cup 2023 so far. Viv Richards said things are looking perfect for India "but may go astray".

"India have a mindset that they can go all the way playing like this. That absolutely should be their mindset and would be mine if I was in that dressing room -- let's go out with all guns blazing. That approach has worked so far and if that changes, things may go astray," wrote Viv Richards in his column for ICC.

"I believe they can go all the way unbeaten, which is really something to strive for. There may be some fears of 'we have played so well so far, there may be a bad game around the corner in the semi-final'. They have to try and nullify those and banish any negative thoughts."

New Zealand have placed themselves well in the race for the final spot in the semifinal with a strong increase in net run rate as they thrashed Sri Lanka by big margin in their last game. The result leave Pakistan and Afghanistan virtually out of the semifinal run as they need a miracle result in their respective last group games. However, Viv Richards is mighty impressed with the performance of the war-torn nation.

"One of the highlights of this World Cup, for me, has been watching Afghanistan. If they get a score of over 250, the bowling class they have means they are in the game all the time. Although they were denied by an amazing Glenn Maxwell innings against Australia, they have made a real statement in recent weeks and their performances will be inspirational for those who play the game in Afghanistan," wrote Viv Richards.