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Aaron Finch Picks 'Difference Maker' For Australia In WTC Final. It's Not India's Batting Failure

Former Australia white-ball skipper Aaron Finch believes the 285-run first innings partnership between Steve Smith and Travis Head made the difference in the World Test Championship final against India at The Oval. India finished runners-up for the second consecutive time in the WTC final as Australia clinched the mace with a massive 209-run win on Sunday. India had lost the inaugural edition of WTC final to New Zealand.

Watch: "If He Wasn't Allowed To..." Team Australia Reveals Worst Present For Steve Smith

India and Australia are gearing up to face each other in the most-awaited World Test Championship final at The Oval from June 7. Both the teams are busy sweating it out in the nets as they aim to add another coveted ICC trophy to their name. With only three days left for the marquee event, ICC had a fun activity with Team Australia, where all the players were asked to name the worst gift which they would like to give their star batter Steve Smith.

'Slightly Concerned About Future Of Test Cricket': Steve Smith Ahead Of WTC Final

Star Australia batter Steve Smith on Monday expressed his concerns over the future of the five-day game ahead of the World Test Championship final against India beginning at The Oval on Wednesday. The rapid growth of franchise cricket around the world has put pressure on the international schedule. The smaller nations are not playing enough Test cricket, with India, Australia and England effectively driving the longest format. It was, though, ironical that Smith spoke about the uncertain future ahead of the biggest game in Test cricket -- the WTC final.

Key For Both Teams Will Be To Dismiss Steve Smith, Virat Kohli Early: Aaron Finch

Former captain Aaron Finch believes that he will put his money on Steve Smith even though Australia will also need to get rid of star India batter Virat Kohli as early as possible in what promises to be an enticing World Test Championship final, starting June 7 at the Oval in London. "Both (Kohli and Smith) will be batting at number four, so the key is to try and get them as early as possible. Early wickets to expose them to the brand new ball will be absolutely key.

Virat Kohli Continues Breaking Records In T20 Cricket, Slams 8th Century

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batter Virat Kohli surpassed Luke Wright to become the batter with joint-third-highest centuries in T20 cricket. Virat accomplished this feat against Gujarat Titans (GT) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match. In the match, Virat scored 101* in just 61 balls. His knock consisted of 13 fours and a six. In 14 matches of IPL 2023, he has scored 639 runs at an average of 53.25 and a strike rate above 139. He has scored two centuries and six fifties this season, with best score of 101*. He is the third-highest run-scorer in the league so far.

"Mental Block": Virender Sehwag On Rohit Sharma's Poor Form In IPL 2023

Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma is suffering from a "mental block" and there is no technical problem with his batting, said former India opener Virender Sehwag. Rohit has been struggling for runs this IPL season, having scored just 184 runs at 18.39 and a strike rate of 126.89. In the last two games, he couldn't open his account. In fact, Rohit got his 16th duck, the most in IPL history, during the last match against Chennai Super Kings.

IPL 2023: Lucknow Super Giants Skipper KL Rahul Registers Unwanted Batting Record In Loss Against Gujarat Titans

India and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) batter KL Rahul registered an unwanted record to his name on Saturday in the seven-run loss to defending champions Gujarat Titans in Lucknow. He played the third-slowest knock in IPL history, by a batter who has played atleast 60 balls in his innings. In the match, KL scored 68 off 61 balls. His knock consisted of eight boundaries. His runs came at a strike rate of 111.48. His knock is the third slowest in IPL history, behind JP Duminy, who played an inning of 59 (63) with a strike rate of 93.65 against Punjab Kings in 2009 while playing for Mumbai Indians (MI). Following him is Aaron Finch, who scored 68 (62) with a strike rate of 109.68 for Sunrisers Hyderabad against Mumbai Indians in 2014.

Ex-India Star Names Mumbai Indians Player As "Next Superstar In World Cricket". It's Not Ishan Kishan Or Suryakumar Yadav

Former India cricketer Irfan Pathan was full of praise for Mumbai Indians all-rounder Cameron Green after his match-winning performance against SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in an IPL 2023 match on Tuesday. Green, who was bought by MI for Rs 17.50 crore during the IPL 2023 mini auction, steered the team to 192/5 with an attacking 64 following his promotion to number three. He also scalped the all-important wicket of SRH captain Aiden Markram to dent SRH's chase. Speaking after the match, Pathan suggested that Green will the next superstar in world cricket.

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Aaron Finch Picks 'Difference Maker' For Australia In WTC Final. It's Not India's Batting Failure

Watch: "If He Wasn't Allowed To..." Team Australia Reveals Worst Present For Steve Smith

'Slightly Concerned About Future Of Test Cricket': Steve Smith Ahead Of WTC Final

Key For Both Teams Will Be To Dismiss Steve Smith, Virat Kohli Early: Aaron Finch

Virat Kohli Continues Breaking Records In T20 Cricket, Slams 8th Century

"Mental Block": Virender Sehwag On Rohit Sharma's Poor Form In IPL 2023

IPL 2023: Lucknow Super Giants Skipper KL Rahul Registers Unwanted Batting Record In Loss Against Gujarat Titans

Ex-India Star Names Mumbai Indians Player As "Next Superstar In World Cricket". It's Not Ishan Kishan Or Suryakumar Yadav