"We have been doing this for the past two and a half years. We gave everyone role clarity. This has helped us a lot. All this has helped us so far and hopefully, we will do well in the final too," Rohit Sharma said during the press conference in Ahmedabad.
Tournament hosts India started their World Cup 2023 campaign with a thumping win over five-time champions Australia at Chennai's MA Chidambaram Stadium on October 8 and went on to record ten straight wins to reach the final for the fourth time.
Tournament hosts India clash against five-time world champions Australia in the final showdown of the ICC World Cup 2023 at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to kick off the closing ceremony which comprises four events.
Richard Kettleborough and Richard Illingworth, who officiated the India vs New Zealand semifinal match in the 2019 World Cup, are named as two on-field umpires for the India vs Australia World Cup 2023 final at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
According to media reports, instead of Albanese, Deputy PM Richard Marles will witness the historic match which is scheduled to be held on November 19 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
World Cup final 2023: Majorly all the online platforms like Booking.com, MakeMyTrip, and Agoda have witnessed a significant spike in searches for stays in Ahmedabad, mirroring the demand seen during the India-Pakistan clash.
Hardik Pandya has been leading India in T20Is since the T20 World Cup 2022 semifinal loss to England at the Adelaide Oval. He has captained India in 16 T20Is thus far and won 10 matches. His win percentage in T20Is as skipper is 62.50.
"If you want someone to team up with Kuldeep Yadav then go with a proper bowler in Jadeja if it's on a turning track," Sunil Gavaskar said to Star Sports while picking his playing eleven for India on Friday.
India sealed the three-match series with a 99-run win in the second ODI match against Australia and will target a whitewash in the last game with Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma returning to the side.
Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer shone with impressive tons while Suryakumar Yadav recorded a fiery fifty to help India score 399 runs while batting first in Indore.
Suryakumar Yadav became the only third cricketer after Zaheer Khan and Rohit Sharma to smash four consecutive sixes in an over in ODI history.
KL Rahul-led India will be without rested stars Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya for the first two ODI matches against Australia.
"A few different players will get a chance but ideally we'd like to structure up pretty closely to how we'll play in the World Cup," Cummins said.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have recorded eight centuries against Australia in ODIs and chase Sachin Tendulkar's record of most hundreds in the upcoming series.
INDW vs AUSW Women's T20 WC: India's captain Harmanpreet Kaur was suffering from fever. She along with Pooja Vastrakar and Radha Yadav was in a hospital for some time on the eve of the semifinal.
INDW vs AUSW semifinal: India women face injury issues ahead of the semifinal vs Australia. Harmanpreet Kaur and Pooja Vastrakar are likely to be ruled out of the semifinal clash.
India Vs Australia Nagpur Test: According to police, they accused were involved in sharing information of the match from the stadium with the punters.
The Women in Blue have dropped to second place behind Australia in the Super Six Group 1.
The Test series is set to begin from the 9th of February
Australia clinched the series by winning the 4th T20I of the 5-match series against India.
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