File photo of Harbhajan Singh.© BCCI
After India’s loss to Australia in the World Test Championship’s top battle, skipper Rohit Sharma supported the idea of three finals for the mega event. In the WTC final, Australia defeated India by 209 runs in the final to claim their first World Test Championship title. The match was dominated by the Pat Cummins-led side for the most part and India hardly had their moments of joy. After the game, Rohit said a three-game series would be ideal for the next WTC cycle.
“I would like to play the 3-game series before the WTC final. We worked hard and fought hard, but we only played one game. I think a 3-game series would be ideal in the next WTC cycle” , said Rohit in the press conference after the game. However, former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh has a different opinion.
“I don’t think (there should be the best of three finals). It’s not one of the major events; be it FIFA (World Cup), tennis (Grand Slams), not even in cricket. If you have an ODI World Cup , there will not be three finals. The concept of three finals will take us in the wrong direction, I think there should be only one final. Both teams should prepare well for the summit meeting,” said Harbhajan Singh on his YouTube channel.
Australia posted 469 runs after being invited to bat first. They then bundled India for 296 runs and took a 173-run lead in the first innings.
Australia declared their second innings at 270 for 8, setting a target of 444 runs for India. The Rohit Sharma led squad was eliminated for 234 points and lost the game by 209 points.
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