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IND vs AUS: What ICC fears, Pat Cummins doesn’t worry about, this statement given before the final
There has been an uproar over the pitch of the ODI World Cup-2023 final match between India and Australia to be held on Sunday. The ICC pitch consultant had expressed concern that he feared the pitch could be changed for the final without his approval. Even before the semi-final match, the BCCI and the team management were accused of ordering a slow pitch so that Team India could benefit. There were similar reports before the final match as well but Australian team captain Pat Cummins is not worried about the pitch. He said that the players of his team have played a lot of cricket in India and know what to do here.
India and Australia are facing each other in the final of the ODI World Cup for the second time. Earlier these two teams met in the final of the 2003 World Cup, where the Australian team won the title. This time, Team India will want to avenge the title defeat 20 years ago.
The pitch doesn’t matter
When the Australian captain came to the press conference on Saturday before the final match, he was asked questions about the pitch. Cummins made it clear that it doesn’t make much of a difference to the team. Cummins said that the pitch is going to be the same for both teams. Although he admitted that it is beneficial to play on a pitch of his choice in his country, Cummins also said that his team has played a lot of cricket in India and this did not make much of a difference.
Dew will make a difference
Dew has started falling in India at this time. It has been seen in many matches of this World Cup that the result of the match has changed due to dew. When asked about the dew, Cummins said that the Ahmedabad stadium has more dew than other stadiums and that makes it easier to bat in the second innings. This means that if Cummins wins the toss he will prefer to bowl first.
Would like to lift the trophy
Cummins is captaining the ODI World Cup for the first time. His effort will be to make the team world champion under his captaincy. Cummins added that it would be an honor to lift the trophy as a captain. He said that even after a long career you get only two chances to play the World Cup.
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