"Half A Chance Of...": Pat Cummins On Reason Behind Cricket World Cup 2023 Final Toss Decision

21.11.2023 - 06:23 sports.ndtv.com

Australian cricket team skipper Pat Cummins surprised a lot of experts and fans with his decision to bowl first after winning the toss in the Cricket World Cup 2023 final against India at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday.

However, his choice was proven to be the right one as the Aussies went on to win the match and claim a record-extending sixth World Cup title.

While the conventional thinking dictates that teams prefer to set the target in crucial matches, Cummins decided to follow the trend of results at the venue where three out of the last fours times the game was won by the side batting second.

Following the final, Cummins revealed how he struggled with the coin toss decision and what led to the decision of bowling first in Ahmedabad. "The pitch played pretty well actually, it was quite slow and basically no bounce, but I do not think the bounce was anything different to anywhere else in the tournament.

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