Apart from the hosts, Lanning also felt there were other teams that could pull up their socks during the marquee tournament and spring a surprise.
“So you’ve got England, who are always strong,” Lanning noted.
“South Africa … who have done pretty well at recent World Cups, they seem to be able to get it together when it’s important.
“And then, you can never write off New Zealand too. They showed in that T20 World Cup (2024) recently that if you time your run really nicely, then you never know what can happen.
“So that’s the beauty of the game – there’s some really good competitive sides out there.”
Defending champions Australia will begin their 2025 World Cup campaign against neighbours New Zealand on October 1 in Indore, while the hosts will take on Sri Lanka in the opening match on September 30 in Guwahati.