Former Pakistan captain and legendary paceman Wasim Akram has tipped India, Pakistan and West Indies as the top three favourites to win the World Twenty20, starting in Bangladesh next week.
The fifth edition of the World Twenty20 with 16 teams in competition will be held in from March 16 to April 6.
According to Sport24, Akram said that he believes Pakistan, India and West Indies are the top three favourites for the event as they are able to play this format well and have enough experience at their disposal.
The report mentioned that India won the inaugural World Twenty20 held in South Africa in 2007, Pakistan won the second edition held in England two years later while West Indies will defend the title they won in Sri Lanka in 2012.
The top two teams from the first round will join the eight seeded teams in the second round, which kicks off with a much-awaited India-Pakistan clash in Dhaka on March 21, the report added.
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