World Cup 2019: India and England will play in WC 2019 final, says Google CEO Pichai

Google CEO Pichai feels the ICC World Cup final match will be between India and England and said he is cheering for India to lift the trophy

Google Indian-American CEO Sundar Pichai feels the ICC World Cup final match will be between India and England and said he is cheering for India to lift the trophy. US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo, whose speech was part of preparations for his visits to India, said that the World Cup has the potential to change the world. "It (ICC World Cup final match) should be (between) England and India. But, you know, Australia and New Zealand, these are all very, very good teams," Pichai told a Washington audience that included Pompeo and top corporate executives from India and the US during the India Ideas Summit of USIBC wherein he received the Global Leadership Award on Wednesday. USIBC President Nisha Desai Biswal had asked: "Who do you think is going to play the final match?" Pichai further said that he had tried to adapt to baseball but with little luck. "When I first came here, I tried to kind of adapt to baseball. I have to say it was a bit challenging. In my first game, I was proud because I hit the ball on the back. It's a really good shot in cricket. I was like, well look, what I did. But people didn't appreciate it. "In cricket when you run, you always take your bat with you. So I also ran between base with my bat as well. So eventually, I realised baseball was a bit difficult. I can adjust on many things, but I'm going to stick to cricket," he shared. "There is a cricket World Cup going on. It's a wonderful tournament... rooting for India to do well. But there's a lot at stake here," Pichai said. Commenting on the World Cup, Pompeo said: "I understand that you've been having deep, important conversations among you about one of the most important global events of our day, something with major potential to change the world, deep international events that capture the attention of billions and billions of people. Of course, that's the Cricket World Cup."