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What will be ICC pitch consultant Andy Atkinson's future was a question floating around as the burly New Zealander was nowhere to be seen during pitch preparation 48 hours ahead of the World Cup final between India and Australia. It is learnt that Atkinson had already left the country as his assignment is already over.
The Rohit Sharma-led Indian team made it ten wins out of ten in the ongoing Cricket World Cup, hammering New Zealand by 70 runs in semi-finals on Wednesday. Rohit couldn't get his fifty against the Kiwis but his explosive start gave India a strong launchpad in posting a mammoth total of 397/4. Former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar said although he was disappointed to see Rohit missing out on a big knock, the India captain deserves a lot of credit for for his fearless batting.
Ahead of the ODI World Cup 2023 Final match between India and Australia at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, former Aussie player Michael Bevan said that the 'Men in Blue' are the clear favourite at the tournament. Speaking to ANI, Bevan said that reaching the World Cup final is a tremendous achievement something that doesn't happen very often. He added that both teams playing in the final are at their top form. He added that Pat Cummins' side has a lot of talent and has players who can make a difference at any point in a game.
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.
India's star batter KL Rahul continues to rise through the ranks. He has shown great adaptablity and that has strengthened the team's middle-order. On Sunday, Rahul continued to play his role to near perfection as he scored 102 runs off only 64 balls, playing a crucial role in helping India get past the score of 400 against Netherlands in Bengaluru. Former Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik heaped praises on Rahul and termed him the best number 5 batter in the world.
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.
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.