Top 5 favourites to win the ICC World Cup in 2019

#1 England

The number 1 ranked side of the world, England's cricket team has dispatched almost everyone in their path with relative ease. The hosts have the unrivalled home advantage but their position in this list relies much more on their form than the mere benefit of being the hosts. England had a debacle at the last World Cup where they couldn’t go past the group stage.

Their poor show in the previous World Cup made the England board make some significant changes and here we stand with England being the number 1 side in the world and a genuine favourite for the World Cup.

The strength lies in the dynamic batting prowess of the team. Men like Jason Roy, Joe root and not to forget their skipper Eoin Morgan are capable of hurting any opposition on their day. When talking about England’s batting unit, there is one man who really stands apart. The man is none other than the dashing wicketkeeper from Somerset, Jos Buttler.

Any team in the world would be frightened by the dangerous English batsman. With England playing at home and with this solid lineup, this seems like their best shot at being World Champions and claiming the elusive World Cup trophy, a trophy they’ve come close to winning numerous times, even finishing the runners-up on 3 occasions.

Ever since their debacle in the 2015 World Cup, England has gone on to smash the highest ODI total twice and has crossed the 300-run mark more than anyone in World Cricket.