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Ravichandran Ashwin 'Flabbergasted' As Australia Use IPL 'Experience' To Trump India In World Cup Final

Ravichandran Ashwin has revealed he was shell-shocked by Australia's decision to bowl first in the Cricket World Cup final on Sunday, but also praised Pat Cummins and selector George Bailey for reading the pitch at Ahmedabad perfectly. Australia outsmarted India on many fronts of the summit clash as they clinched their sixth World Cup final, beating the title favourites, who were on a 10-match winning spree, in the final played at the world's largest cricket stadium.

"During The World Cup, When I Wasn't Playing...": Ishan Kishan On Time In Sidelines, How It Changed Him

Spending time on the bench during the ODI World Cup meant numerous opportunities for Ishan Kishan to work on his game under expert coaches. He batted and batted at the nets, visualising about how to play certain bowlers in match situations. During the first T20 International against Australia here on Thursday, the 25-year-old India batter reaped the rewards of diligently doing all the homework a while back in the company of the country's best cricketers, including a couple of all-time greats.

"Pat Cummins' Best Day With Ball": Australia Star On World Cup Final

Australia batter Marnus Labuschagne said he had "never seen" someone bowl like the way Pat Cummins did during the World Cup final against India, which they won by six wickets for a record-extending sixth title. Cummins had the best economy rate in the 10 overs he had bowled and also grabbed two wickets to restrict Rohit Sharma's side to 240. With an economy rate of 3.40 to go with the wickets of Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer, Cummins put the skids on India.

Jordanian Abdullah Shelbayh keen to dazzle on Arab soil at Jeddah’s Next Gen Finals

With a career-high ranking next to his name and a maiden Challenger title under his belt, rising Jordanian Abdullah Shelbayh is looking to cap his strong 2023 campaign with a memorable performance at the upcoming Next Gen ATP Finals in Jeddah.

"Laughable": R Ashwin Sums Up 'Pitch Swapping' Allegations At India's World Cup Semi-finals

Ace Indian cricket team spinner Ravichandran Ashwin laughed off the media reports that surfaced on the day of India's Cricket World Cup semifinal against New Zealand in Mumbai claiming that the pitch for the contest was changed at the behest of the hosts. "Journalists from other countries comment that the pictures have been changed and so on but it is clearly laughable. India is a unique country, different parts of the country have different soils," he said.

"Just Played Fearless Cricket, Ishan Kishan Helped Me Really Well": Suryakumar Yadav

"Fearless" is how middle-order batter Suryakumar Yadav described his hurricane knock in the first T20I against Australia here and said he felt "proud" to lead the country to victory on his captaincy debut. Suryakumar smashed a 42-ball 80 and shared a 112-run partnership with Ishan Kishan as India chased down Australia's massive 208 for 3 off the penultimate ball of the match on Thursday for a two-wicket victory. Suryakumar had contributed just 18 runs in the World Cup final against Australia on Sunday as India lost by six wickets on the big stage.

Watch: Suryakumar Yadav In Awe As Australia Star Aces His Trademark Shot In 1st T20I

India began their journey to 2024 World Cup with a massive win over Australia in the first T20I of the five-match series on Thursday. Asked to bat first, Australia posted a massive total of 208/3 in 50 overs with Josh Inglis smashing his maiden international century. Later, India chased down the target on the last ball and two wickets in hand. Skipper Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan played knocks of 80 and 58 runs respectively. Despite being on the losing side, Inglis became the main highlight of the match for his powerful hitting.

Conor Purcell makes move as Min Woo Lee leads and Cam Smith implodes at Australian PGA

Min Woo Lee shot a five-under-par 66 to lead former world number one Adam Scott by a shot at the halfway stage of the Australian PGA Championship on Friday as reigning champion Cameron Smith shot a woeful 78 to miss the cut by a hefty margin.

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Ravichandran Ashwin 'Flabbergasted' As Australia Use IPL 'Experience' To Trump India In World Cup Final

"During The World Cup, When I Wasn't Playing...": Ishan Kishan On Time In Sidelines, How It Changed Him

"Pat Cummins' Best Day With Ball": Australia Star On World Cup Final

Jordanian Abdullah Shelbayh keen to dazzle on Arab soil at Jeddah’s Next Gen Finals

"Laughable": R Ashwin Sums Up 'Pitch Swapping' Allegations At India's World Cup Semi-finals

"Just Played Fearless Cricket, Ishan Kishan Helped Me Really Well": Suryakumar Yadav

Watch: Suryakumar Yadav In Awe As Australia Star Aces His Trademark Shot In 1st T20I

Conor Purcell makes move as Min Woo Lee leads and Cam Smith implodes at Australian PGA