ICC T20 World Cup 2020: Five reasons why Australia can win their maiden title

#4 Bowling attack led by Mitchell Starc

Australia's speed machine- Mitchell Starc

The conditions in Australia will favor the quick bowlers and the likes of Mitchell Starc, Sean Abbott, Kane Richardson, Pat Cummins, and Billy Stanlake will make life very difficult for the opposition batsmen. Starc was the Man of the Tournament when Australia won the World Cup in 2015.

Abbott too can trouble the batsmen with his pace while Cummins recently earned a record ₹15.50 crore bid in the IPL Auction which shows his worth. They also have the likes of Kane Richardson who with his bag of tricks can be a perfect foil to the speed of Starc and Cummins.

Stanlake has the advantage of his height whereas Australia will have Josh Hazlewood as the back-up in their pace bowling attack. With several fast bowlers impressing in the Big Bash League as well, the home nation will have an abundance of fast bowling talent in their squad and as the pitches will be tailor-made for them.

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#5 Home advantage

The iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground(MCG)

For the first time in the history of T20 World Cups, the tournament will be hosted by Australia. So far, the tournament has been played in South Africa, England, West Indies, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and India. It shows that the Australian team has more or less been out of their comfort zone. The Asian conditions support the spin bowlers more and thus Australia have not performed up to the expectations.

Besides, the home fans will also be behind the team this year. The fans had seen how Australia won the 2015 ICC World Cup when they were one of the hosts of the tournament. So, given that they are the sole host of the tourney this year, they can be backed to replicate their ODI success in the T20 format.