Muralitharan pointed out that Asian teams would enjoy the advantage of more favorable conditions compared to the winners of the last two editions, England and Australia.
“In our conditions, the Asian teams are better teams than those two sides. Conditions matter — you are playing in India, not in England or New Zealand,” he said.
“The last time England won on home turf. But now they are getting beaten by New Zealand in T20Is. India and Pakistan will have a good chance; Sri Lanka is playing well, and Bangladesh. Asian countries have a good chance,” he said.
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Nevertheless, Muralitharan expressed a preference for India to benefit from the advantage of playing at home compared to the other teams.
“Every team has their strengths and weaknesses. A World Cup is (something) that nobody can predict — when you come to knockouts it is very hard,” he said.
“All teams are good; they would have covered their bases (from) the matches they have played. But if you ask, India has a better chance because they are playing at home,” Muralitharan said.