Former cricketer Venkatesh Prasad feels that the Indian staff are robust contender for the upcoming ICC ODI World Cup from October 5 in India. The former pacer believes that the Indian staff is in possession of a “good squad” however the assist from the fan base will even play a vital function of their journey. He urged the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to make sure that the expertise of the followers must be straightforward and clean compared to earlier years. “We have a good team and are strong contenders for the World Cup but we need genuine fans inside the stadium cheering for the team and their experience needs to be far smoother and easier than what it has been, and for that the BCCI needs to do far better than they have done so far. It is a reflection of the country as a whole and we as a nation should not be let down at any cost,” Prasad posted on X (previously Twitter).

We have a very good staff and are robust contenders for the World Cup however we’d like real followers contained in the stadium cheering for the staff and their expertise must be far smoother and simpler than what it has been ,and for that the BCCI must do much better than they’ve carried out so…

— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) September 9, 2023

Earlier on Saturday, he lambasted the Asian Cricket Council’s (ACC) determination to have a reserve day just for the match between India and Pakistan within the Super 4 stage of the Asia Cup 2023.

The former Indian bowler slammed ACC’s determination and mentioned it’s unethical to have completely different guidelines for 2 groups.

“If true this is absolute shamelessness. The organisers have made a mockery and it is unethical to have a tournament with rules being different for the other two teams. In the name of justice, will only be fair if it is abandoned the first day, may it rain harder on the second day and these malicious plans not succeed,” Venkatesh wrote on X on Friday.

ACC on Friday introduced a reserve day for the match between India and Pakistan which is scheduled to happen on September 10 at R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. If adversarial climate suspends play in the course of the India and Pakistan sport, the match will proceed on September 11 from the purpose it was suspended.