India’s drought for the World Cup continues for another four years. After performing exceptionally well in the World Cup 2023, they faced a defeat in the final match against Australia. Billions’ hearts were broken on that day. But not more than the players who gave their everything to the entire journey. After the match, the whole squad was broken. Ravichandran Ashwin was there in the squad. Recently, he talked about that moment.
Ravichandran Ashwin’s Words:
After that heartbreaking defeat, every member of the Indian squad was in tears. Senior players like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma couldn’t control their emotions. Recently, in an interview, Ravichandran Ashwin opened up about that devastating defeat. He said, “We felt the pain – Rohit & Virat were crying, seeing that felt bad.”
India’s Last Performance:
The squad of India in this World Cup was the best. They performed outstandingly throughout the tournament. They defeated all the teams in the group stage and also cleared the semifinal stage. In the final stage, they met Australia. That match was disappointing. From that defeat, India’s wait for the World Cup trophy continued.
Being unbeaten, India qualified for the final. In the final stage, they met Australia to seal the trophy. In the first fixture, India met Australia and won the match, and started their World Cup journey. On November 19, the same scenario was created again. Initially, after winning the toss, Australia opted to field first. India didn’t have a desired start. Shubman Gill walked away scoring 4 runs. Rohit Sharma missed a half-century and got out on 47 runs. Virat scored another half-century. KL Rahul played a responsible knock of 66 runs. After 50 overs, India set a target of 241.
It was a not-so-tough target for Australia. David Warner got out quickly by scoring only 7 runs. Travis Head single-handedly took the match away from India. He played a knock of 137 runs in 120 balls. He smashed 15 boundaries and 4 over-boundaries. Marnus Labuschagne remained unbeaten in 58 runs in 110 balls. Australia won their sixth title with a six-wicket win.
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