'India is under the most pressure in the world', Usman Khawaja's big statement before the World Cup

It has been more than a decade since India won any ICC tournament and fans are praying that this wait will end this time because India is going to play the World Cup on its own soil. Rohit Sharma's team is ranked No. 1 in the world after winning its eighth Asia Cup title last month. The two-time World Cup champions have won 18 of their 21 most recent bilateral ODI series on home soil and that is why this team is considered to be the strongest contender to win the World Cup.

Before the upcoming World Cup, most of the cricket experts believe that there is going to be a lot of pressure on the Indian team because they have a huge fan base and also they are playing at home this time, so the path will not be easy for them. Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja has also admitted that India remains the undisputed favorite in this year's World Cup, but raised the question whether Sharma and his teammates will be able to handle the pressure?

“He really has the most pressure in the world,” Khawaja told Fox Cricket. He has the biggest fanbase in world cricket. The pressure on them day-to-day is immense, so if they stumble, if they lose a match, if they're sidelined, I know the fans can change really quickly. It's like a double-edged sword."

Speaking further, Khawaja said, “When the knock-outs happen at the end of the tournament, or even at the beginning, there is a pressure cooker, if something does not go right, there will be a lot of pressure on them, so they will make sure that What has to be done is to make everything right.” There is a lot of truth in Khawaja's words because we have seen earlier also that if the Indian team does not perform well in a big tournament, the fans sometimes lose their temper. In such a situation, this time the World Cup is being held at home. And the Indian team is literally burdened with millions of expectations.