Former England captain believes that the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 will be highly competitive due to the presence of many good teams.
Vaughan also said that Pakistan will threaten other teams in the tournament, while also lauding other top teams participating in the tournament in the United States and West Indies.
“The problem is this of all the T20 World Cups could be the hardest to win because there are more sides that can compete,” Vaughan said in his column for The Telegraph.
“The West Indies are full of power, South Africa always have a question mark over their mentality but are so strong, Australians know how to win World Cups and India possess the skill sets and experience so you know they will be very competitive as well.
“Pakistan, as ever, are an unknown quantity but will threaten. New Zealand have the experience and always turn it on at World Cups. There are so many good teams.”
Speaking about England, Vaughan said that they will have a better World Cup as compared to one in the India last year.
“It is an England team that should be competing at the back end of the tournament. I don’t see them having a World Cup like they did in India when they were all at sea with selection issues, contractual problems and were not fit enough. This time I see a team that is rock solid and will go to the Caribbean full of confidence,” the former right-hander said.
“If the World Cup is a 170-par score then all the teams I have mentioned can win it. If it goes to 210-240 par on small grounds and flat pitches I think England, South Africa, Australia and West Indies are the teams with the most power in their batting line-ups, closely followed by New Zealand. I think India are below that in terms of power. But if it is a 170 par, India are right in the hunt with their bowling,” he added.
Vaughan played 82 Tests and 86 ODI matches for England over the course of his career between 1999 and 2008. While he scored 5719 runs in Test cricket at an average of more than 40, the right-hander also accumulated 1982 runs in ODIs at an average of 27.15.
