Australia regained their standing because the champions of one-day cricket by beating hosts India within the World Cup ultimate 2023 and prolonged their staggering file of title wins to 6.
Australia final gained the title at house in 2015. India and the West Indies have gained the trophy twice whereas Pakistan, Sri Lanka and England have gained the title as soon as every.
India’s loss towards Australia marks one other extension of the staff’s agonising look forward to an ICC occasion trophy and the gamers’ lack of huge match temperament has grow to be a speaking level.
The defeat places a query mark over staff India’s potential to deal with big-match strain and gamers’ bodily and psychological toughness to match the firepower of a staff like Australia.
You can’t win when gamers are one-trick horses. You want a number of gamers who can excel in a couple of self-discipline. Not bits and items gamers. Australia has Maxwell, Head and Marsh whereas India has solely Jadeja.
Within the group levels and till the semis, the highest four of India have been scoring huge. The all-rounder points have been plaguing India for nearly a decade now. Lack of Hardik Pandya harm India huge within the ultimate.
Australia performed precisely the identical method they performed within the event. India performed poorly within the ultimate. They’d no concept what rating to set. As soon as India have been three down, they actually shut the store down. There was no effort to even rating singles. KL Rahul and Virat Kohli have been defensive as a result of they knew that after India have been 5 down, their recreation was over.
Now India must look forward to not less than 4 extra years. Many members of the current staff are probably to not be a part of India’s squad in 2027.
Within the ultimate, the Australian staff’s planning and execution have been on the goal. They maintained composure even after Indian openers’ preliminary surge. Pat Cummins’ strategic bowling adjustments supported by wonderful fielding restricted the Indian batting to 240.
The Indian staff simply can’t deal with that strain in huge finals. Cricket is completely different in India. The strain can’t be in contrast. Earlier than the ultimate, Australia have been the underdogs towards the hosts who had gained 10 consecutive matches.
After South Africa, India have proved themselves the largest chokers. It’s been greater than 10 years since they gained a worldwide title. India gained their final ICC title in 2013 – Champions Trophy. The World Cup ultimate loss to Australia was the second in simply 5 months. In addition they misplaced to the Aussies within the World Take a look at Championship ultimate in June.
India have been runners-up within the T20 World Cup in 2014, and skilled semi-final exits within the 2015 ODI World Cup, the 2016 T20 World Cup and the 2019 ODI World Cup. They misplaced to arch-rival Pakistan within the 2017 Champions Trophy and the inaugural World Take a look at Championship in 2021, semi-final loss within the 2022 T20 World Cup.
India deserve the tag of “chokers” greater than South Africa. These feedback have been written by former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar for a newspaper after Australia slaughtered India in two consecutive finals and gained the VB collection with none resistance in February 2004.
South Africa earned the tag of “chokers” after shedding just a few huge video games from a successful place underneath strain, together with the 1999 World Cup semi-final in England towards Australia.
India misplaced to Sri Lanka within the ICC World T20 ultimate in Dhaka on April 6, 2014. Sri Lanka beat India by six wickets. India managed to attain solely 130 runs and their bowlers couldn’t defend it.
In 2015, India misplaced to Australia within the World Cup semi-final at Sydney. India have been bowled out for 233 whereas chasing 328. The highest and center order once more did not carry out properly. Virat Kohli, who was the largest hope for India, managed only one run.
India misplaced to West Indies within the ICC World Twenty20 semi-final in 2016 at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. India scored a large 196 runs and have been favourites to substantiate one other World T20 ultimate delivery. However the Indian bowlers did not defend that complete.
Probably the most well-known defeat of India got here towards arch-rivals Pakistan within the 2017 Champions Trophy ultimate in England. India have been favourites to defend their title. They’d crushed Pakistan within the group match convincingly and certified for the ultimate with out dealing with any powerful competitors.
But once more, the Indian prime order choked, as Mohammad Amir eliminated their prime three batsmen. Amir dismissed Rohit Sharma (0), Virat Kohli (5) and Shikhar Dhawan (21). Pakistan gained the ICC Champions Trophy with an enormous margin.
Regardless of all of the above-mentioned defeats within the knockout matches, India stay among the many finest. India gained the primary World T20 in South Africa in 2007, a triangular collection in Australia for the primary time in 2007-08, the Compaq Cup in 2009, Asia Cup in 2010, the 50-overs World Cup in 2011 and the Champions Trophy in 2013.