In the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Australia defeated India by six wickets, ending India’s hopes of earning their third World Cup championship. India was made to bat first, and in the 50 overs given, they managed a below-average total of 240. In response, Australia won their sixth World Cup after easily reaching the goal in 43 overs thanks to a fantastic century by Travis Head (137 off 120). Gautam Gambhir, a former cricket player for India, has taken a harsh stance on Indian hitters for lacking aggression during middle overs.
Significantly, following a strong opening partnership between captain Rohit Sharma (47 off 31) and KL Rahul (66 off 107), Ravindra Jadeja (9 off 22) and Suryakumar Yadav (18 off 28), India was forced to settle for a score that was below average.
It has two sharp edges. However, I’ve always believed that the team with the most bravery will win the World Cup. While I recognize that forming a partnership takes time, 11 to 40 years is an extremely long period. Someone had to have taken that risk, Gautam Gambhir told Sportskeeda.
In addition, Gautam Gambhir felt that KL Rahul ought to have been more aggressive when he and Virat Kohli were partnering and scored 67 runs off 109 balls for the fourth wicket.
Kohli has contributed to the innings’ stability, but everyone else ought to have been more proactive. KL ought should have left. What damage could it have done? It would have been a 150-man field. However, if we had shown courage, we may have scored 310 and won the world cup with India. The 1990s are not here. 240 is by no means a decent score. You need more than 300 totals. India lacked bravery, he continued.
India was unable to compete against Australian part-timers and spinners.
Notably, Australian spinners Adam Zampa (1/44, 10 overs), Pat Cummins (2/34, 10 overs), Mitchell Marsh (0/5, 2 overs), and Travis Head (0/4, 2 overs) bowled economical spells as a result of India’s hesitant approach in the middle overs. India was forced to settle for a below-par finish as a result, which Australia easily overcame to end India’s dreams of winning their second World Cup at home.
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