On Friday, former Indian veteran Virender Sehwag praised Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli.  Virat Kohli, will be the favorite to lift next year's ODI World Cup in England, says former opener Virender Sehwag. With the men in blue led by Kohli looking solid in batting and a formidable force in bowling. The two-time World Cup winner Sehwag also predicted that they would win their first overseas Test series when they tour Australia later this year.

"The kind of ODI team India have, They are favorites to win the 2019 World Cup. Don't you believe it? Absolutely (we are favourites)," Sehwag said during a promotional event. The former swashbuckling India opener said India boast of a perfect combination in batting and bowling department, a luxury they never had in Sourav Ganguly era.

" Team India has capability to win the Test series outside India with the kind of bowling and batting we have. We just missed to win the Test series in South Africa or else we could have created history."

That Australia may not have the suspended duo of Steve Smith and David Warner may make India firm favourites in Australia series. India's World T20 triumph under MS Dhoni is one of his best memories. "We won two World Cups. But we got a lot of messages on that day (2007). We were a young team and a young captain. Nobody was expecting us to win the World Cup."

The mentor of the Kings XI Punjab team has got a masterstroke in buying Chris Gayle at his base price of Rs 2 crore after he was left unsold twice at this year's auctions.