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After 12 years, 7 months and 17 days the moment has arrived when history is on the verge of repeating itself. of Mumbai Wankhede Stadium (Wankhede Stadium) 11 giants wearing blue jersey will come down to write their story once again at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, about 550 km away. Along with them, once again millions of Indians will be ready to be a part of this story in their own way. The day we have been waiting for for the past 12 and a half years is over. Now just waiting for that day of April 2, 2011 to repeat itself. Rohit Sharma and his team India will fulfill the dream of 140 crore Indians in front of more than one lakh spectators at Modi Stadium.
About three and a half months ago, when Team India was battling against a team like West Indies and veteran players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma were resting on the bench, no one predicted Team India’s World Cup title on November 19. In the last 39 days and 10 matches, the duo of Rohit Sharma-Rahul Dravid and the rest of the 14 players under their leadership have shown that everyone’s doubts and fears are unfounded.
Compete with the most successful team in the biggest stadium
When Team India lifted the World Cup trophy at the Wankhede Stadium on April 2, 2011 under the captaincy of MS Dhoni, hardly anyone would have thought that Team India would have to wait a long time for the next final. After losing twice in a row in the semi-finals, the team has finally reached the finals. Now all that is needed is the final push. Today is Sunday November 19 Team India With the intention of winning their third World Cup title, they will land in the biggest cricket stadium in the world, where they will face the most successful cricket team in the world, Australia.
One final push before the ultimate contest 👊#CWC23 #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/Jrd2vsTir1
— ICC (@ICC) November 18, 2023
The World Cup final is being played between India and Australia after 20 years. In 2003, Australia defeated India badly and won the title. Now the situation is completely opposite. Team India is as strong as the Australia of that era, while Pat Cummins’ Australian team is emerging as a challenge like the India of that time. Apart from Team India, its fans are also restless due to the long wait for the title and in such a situation, the blue sea of fans at Modi Stadium is ready to increase the strength of Team India with their enthusiasm and noise.
Team India is strong in terms of form and intent
The two teams met exactly 38 days ago in Chennai. It was the start of both their World Cup campaigns and despite the small score, the match was tightly contested. Team India won that match by 6 wickets but they faced some difficulties in the beginning, which they did not let come close to them again in the next 9 matches including the semi-final. Australia showed some fight in that loss as well and then recovered in their familiar style from 2 consecutive defeats to make it to a record eighth finals with 8 consecutive wins.
In the overall balance of the playing eleven, Australia looks slightly better than Team India, which has all-round batsmen, while apart from the 4 leading bowlers, there are at least 2 more bowlers as all-rounders. Team India is fielding with 5 key bowlers as Hardik Pandya was ruled out due to injury. However, Hardik’s injury made Team India more dangerous because the entry of Mohammed Shami gave a edge to the team’s bowling. So, despite being slightly behind in balance, Team India is better than Australia in terms of form.
Two captains. One trophy 🏆
Who will lift the ultimate prize?#CWC23 pic.twitter.com/SjoMaRHpC2
— ICC Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) November 18, 2023
The biggest reason for the success of Team India is the captain Rohit Sharma Not only his aggressive captaincy, but also his fearless batting, which has surprised the opponents in the power play in most of the matches. After this, Virat Kohli’s record-breaking batting completed the rest, while Shreyas Iyer-KL Rahul also provided full support. Like Rohit, where Jasprit Bumrah has controlled the runs in the powerplay, Shami has destroyed the teams by taking wickets in all conditions. He has 23 wickets to his name. The spin of Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav has reined in the middle overs.
How will the Ahmedabad pitch be?
Team India has already defeated Pakistan by 7 wickets on the pitch of Ahmedabad and this final is to be played on this pitch. However, it is considered to be slower than before and India’s in-form batting-bowling has the upper hand. Still, Australia has come here winning the match under all circumstances, which is enough to show its famous fighting spirit. This is the title match and so 5 times Champion team To take him lightly is to invite defeat, which a shrewd captain like Rohit Sharma cannot do at all.
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