Not T20 WC Winners New Zealand! Alyssa Healy Chooses Teams Tough To Beat At ODI WC
Australia skipper Alyssa Healy has previewed the ODI World Cup, naming India as top contenders and acknowledging England.
Australia captain Alyssa Healy has said that while India would be the team to beat at the upcoming ODI World Cup in September, she wouldn't write off England yet, who have quite a few triumphs to their name in the prestigious 50-over competition, where Australia are the defending champions.
Healy spoke to the media at an event in Sydney on Thursday and she revealed that everything was on target for the Australians as they try and become the first team to defend the ODI World Cup title in 37 years.
Tredrea and they will head into this year's tournament in India as one of the favourites to hold aloft the coveted trophy.
'But I think the way that India are playing, at home in those conditions, they are going to be tough to beat," Healy added.
The star Australian wicketkeeper is inching closer to making her comeback from the foot injury she picked up at the 2024 T20 World Cup and is eyeing off Australia A's upcoming series at home against India A as her opportunity to return to competitive action.
Healy has not played for Australia since she featured as a batter in the one-off Test against England at the MCG in February and the most recent time she kept wickets was in an ODI against the same team in January at the start of 2025.
'I haven't kept in a competitive game since January and that's given me a little bit of time to tinker with a few things and make it a little bit easier on my body," Healy said.
'We've been taught how to wicketkeep a certain way in this country for an extended period and at the end of the day, it's not overly efficient on our bodies and doing it at 35, it's not ideal," Healy added.
Australia will begin their campaign against New Zealand on October 1 at the Holkar Stadium in Indore.
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