When facing Australian pacers who were getting the ball to reverse, Suryakumar Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja gave up under duress.
Digital Desk: With the performance of his squad against Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on the big day, Rohit Sharma, who was devastated by the loss, did not hold back in his remarks after India lost the World Cup 2023 opener. After winning the toss, Pat Cummins elected to bat first for India on a tricky wicket that was "very, very dry."
Yes, Rohit Sharma continued aggressive and demonstrated what he meant when he hit 47 off 31 balls in the big game, again creating a foundation as India easily outscored 80 in the opening powerplay. But as the afternoon heat baked down, the ball softened and the pitch grew slower, which decreased the scoring rate. Rohit led India's surge despite Shubman Gill's early departure.
Under pressure, the home team's wheels came off as India won 10 straight games and was poised to make it 11-0.
After India lost Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer in back-to-back overs, Virat Kohli, who had come in at number three, adopted a risk-averse strategy. After receiving a good delivery from Pat Cummins, the Australian skipper who was outstanding with the ball on the big night, Iyer, who had been India's enforcer in the middle overs, fell for 4.
Next, and maybe most mysteriously, KL Rahul and Virat Kohli combined to score 67 runs in 110 balls without hitting a single boundary. When he scored 54 and was about to go off to a big score, Kohli was out of the game. Rahul went on, but he struggled to hit boundaries and was unable to establish any kind of rhythm. Rahul might have had a significant influence if he had bounced back from his poor start and hit a major blow, but he only scored 66 off 107 balls and one boundary.
When facing Australian pacers who were getting the ball to reverse, Suryakumar Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja gave up under duress. Despite struggling to reach 240 in their allotted 50 overs, India only manages 4 boundaries in the final 40 overs.
The outcome has not been in our favour. Today, we did not measure up. It wasn't meant to be, even though we tried everything. A 20–30 run increase would have been beneficial. Kohli and KL were building a solid partnership, and we were on track to reach 270–280, but we kept losing wickets, Rohit Sharma stated.
"We don't want to use it as an excuse, but we were aware that it would be slightly better to bat under the lights. Not enough runs were scored by us," he said.
Australia was down at 47 for three wickets when India's seamers, Mohammed Shami and Jasprit Bumrah, showed up to spoil the festivities. They took three early wickets, including those of David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, and Steve Smith.
The Ahmedabad crowd raised its voice, but Travis Head made sure to step up and quiet the thousands of Indian supporters. With 58 off 110 balls, Marnus Labuschagne was the ideal companion for Head, who scored the game-winning hundred.
"You want to take wickets when you have 240 on the board, but Head and Labuschagne deserve credit for their strong partnership that eliminated us from the game." We made every effort... "he said.
"We grabbed those three wickets with the seamers up front, and we might open the game with another wicket there. Credit to those two guys in the middle for stitching an outstanding partnership," Rohit added, crediting the effort of Labuschagne and Head.
India had already lost to Australia in the World Test Championship final this year, making it their second loss in an ICC competition final. Conversely, following a commanding performance, Australia went on to win their sixth World Cup.
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