India best-balanced side at WC: Lloyd

BIRMINGHAM, June 30 (AFP): West Indies great Clive Lloyd says India are the best-balanced side at the World Cup and look like the team to beat.

Virat Kohli's men are unbeaten after their first six matches of the round-robin competition and need just one win from their remaining three games to guarantee a place in the semi-finals.

Holders Australia were the first to book a final-four spot and will be battling for the top position with India and New Zealand as the league phase draws to a close.

"I have been impressed by India-I think the winner of the whole thing is going to be one of them or Australia," Lloyd said in a column for the International Cricket Council.

"Any team that wants to lift the trophy will have to beat India-they are unbeaten so far and look a very well-balanced side."

India crushed West Indies on Thursday to end the Caribbean side's hopes of qualifying from the 10-team group stage.