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AHMEDABAD, India : India and Australia have faced off in some of the most engaging contests in recent times and a new chapter to their rivalry will be added when they contest 50-over cricket's ultimate glory in Sunday's World Cup final in Ahmedabad.
India opener Shubman Gill said he had been inspired by the "hunger" of Virat Kohli after the two batsmen starred in the 70-run World Cup semi-final win over New Zealand on Wednesday. The unbeaten tournament hosts piled up 397-4 with Kohli compiling a record-breaking 50th one-day international hundred during an innings of 117 as he surpassed the mark of 49 centuries he had shared with retired India great Sachin Tendulkar. Shreyas Iyer piled on the agony for New Zealand with a rapid 105 and Gill, who finished on 80 not out, might have had a hundred as well if he had not earlier retired hurt at the Wankhede Stadium.
Mohammed Shami dismantled New Zealand's chase with a wonderful seven-wicket haul, and the Indian pacer on Wednesday said he was trying to take the pace off the ball to force the batters into their shots. Shami's 7 for 57 was the best figures by an Indian bowler in the marquee event, and the 33-year-old also completed 50 wickets in the tournament from just 17 games. With 23 scalps in six matches, Shami has currently registered most wickets in World Cup 2023.
As India took on New Zealand in their Cricket World Cup 2023 semi-final at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, Virat Kohli made the headlines by breaking Sachin Tendulkar's world record by scoring his 50th ODI hundred. In a chat with the broadcaster after the match, however, Iyer admitted that he wasn't happy with the outside noise over his failures in the first couple of games. Iyer had also lashed out a reporter in a press conference during this World Cup when asked about his struggles against the short ball. But, is glad to have silence all those with a century in the semi-final.
Former cricketer Mohammad Hafeez will serve as Pakistan's head coach for the upcoming Australia and New Zealand tour, according to a report by ESPNcricinfo. Hafeez was appointed as the Pakistan team director. Earlier, Mickey Arthur held the post until a reshuffle took place followed by Babar Azam's resignation as the captain. As per ESPNcricinfo, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will now merge the post of team director and head coach. As of now, Hafeez will play a dual role in their upcoming three Test matches in Australia and five T20Is in New Zealand which will take place in December and January respectively.
Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly lauded Rohit Sharma's 'Men in Blue' ahead of the final of the ODI World Cup 2023 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Speaking to media persons after the second semi-final between South Africa and Australia at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, the former Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president praised Team India saying they are 'looking smashing'. Ganguly also wished them luck before the final. He added that if the 'Men in Blue' continue to play in the same vein as they did in the league phase of the tournament and the semifinal, they will be hard to stop.
As Mohammed Shami walked back to the top of his run-up, Virat Kohli geed the fans at the Wankhede Stadium to go full throat with their chants – Shaamii! Shaamii! They obliged merrily. It was a visible validation of Shami's status in this World Cup – India's superstar with the ball, the bowling equivalent of Kohli with the bat. It wasn't just because of his immaculate effort against New Zealand on Wednesday night, but now Shami is a single man force de frappe, even ahead of Jasprit Bumrah.
Australia's Mitchell Starc believes Sunday's World Cup final against India at Ahmedabad's 130,000-capacity stadium will be "loud and a spectacle of cricket". Five-time champions Australia edged out South Africa by three wickets in a tense chase of 213 in Kolkata on Thursday to make their eighth World Cup final. "It's a big occasion, it's a World Cup final," Starc, who returned figures of 3-34 to help bowl out South Africa for 212, told reporters.