The final of the Cricket World Cup is over and the analysis of Indian cricket team’s loss has already begun. Despite being the best team at the 2023 Cricket World Cup until the semi-finals, the Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team could not cross the final hurdle and lost to Australia. Both in terms of bowling and batting, Pat Cummins-led Australia were the better side. India failed to post a competitive total and were restricted to 240, while Australia reached the target with seven overs remaining.
Pakistan pace great Shoaib Akhtar congratulated India for their participation in the final but added that the pitch for the Cricket World Cup final left a lot to be desired.
“India didn’t reach the final by luck. They made it to the final by playing brilliantly and they fought well. However, I was a little disappointed with the pitch used for the match. I wish India had prepared a better pitch and wasn’t gone.” with a timid approach. You have a red contaminated field. If there had been more bounce and pace, the toss wouldn’t have played such a big role. India could have done better,” the ex-cricketer said in a video shared on his YouTube channel.
“I would like to congratulate India for playing in the World Cup final. It is not an easy achievement. They got here by decimating other teams. Unfortunately, they always fall short in such matches. In the last twelve years, I have seen that “They came very close to winning the trophy but somehow failed to do so. Luck was not in Team India’s favor. The Australians have big nerves, they know how to control them.”
Indian cricket team coach Rahul Dravid also said in the post-match presentation that the country should be proud of its players.
“I think there will be some disappointment but I think they saw the Indian team play and had a fantastic campaign throughout the World Cup. I said at the start of the tournament, where we were going to travel to, we ended up “We have been to 11 cities, played in front of our fans and are truly grateful for the support we have received,” he said.
“Every venue we went to was packed. People came to watch. It was a great privilege to play in front of our fans and I thought the team did really well and really entertained the fans. So while there may be some disappointments Today I think this team has brought a lot of joy to the people in recent months.
“It’s been a privilege, I think, this tournament, just to watch. I think there’s no doubt that the fans from the subcontinent are really great fans. Without any doubt they make this game the great game that it is .And what would that mean?” do we have to do without the fans in the subcontinent? And I think it was a privilege for us to play for them and entertain them and play the cricket that I think a lot of people really enjoyed watching. So yes “Of course there is disappointment. Everyone wants us to win. There is disappointment. There is more disappointment in our locker room than anywhere else. But like I said, there are also a lot of positives to think about.”
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