India powers up for Cricket World Cup

India's Prasidh Krishna (left) celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Australia's captain Steven Smith during the second one-day international (ODI) cricket match between India and Australia at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore on Sunday, September 24, 2023. - AFP

NEW DELHI (AFP): India target a third World Cup triumph when the country hosts cricket's seven-week global showpiece, buoyed by an economic boom and growing, international self-confidence.

India shared hosting with Pakistan in 1987, then Pakistan and Sri Lanka in 1996 before another three-way split with Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in 2011.