Canterbury: Of all, a robot has picked first-timers Afghanistan to win the 2015 Cricket World Cup. Afghanistan are 1000-1 in betting odds to win the tournament. They are clubbed with Australia, Bangladesh, England, New Zealand, Scotland and Sri Lanka in Pool A.

Earlier today, India thrashed Afghanistan by 153 runs at the Adelaide Oval in a warm-up match. The prediction was made by University of Canterbury's robot, named Ikram, after viewing the 14 competing countries' flags.