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The Indian cricket team’s dream of becoming world champions for the third time was shattered. On Sunday, November 19, the Indian team lost to Australia in the final of the World Cup 2023, extending their wait for not winning an ICC trophy since 2013. Former cricketer Gautam Gambhir has now spoken about the mistakes of the Indian team. He has said that the Indian team could have become champions, but they did not show courage. Gambhir is also unhappy with KL Rahul’s batting.
The Indian team had scored 350 plus in three of the four matches played before the final match. The only match in which he did not reach 350 runs was against South Africa, in which he scored 326 runs and won the match by a margin of 243 runs. However, they could only reach 240 in the final, which Australia chased down with 6 wickets to spare in 43 overs. India scored 80 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in the first 10 overs, but only hit four fours in the last 40 overs.
Former batsman Gautam Gambhir He said it would have been better if India had tried to hit more boundaries in the middle overs with a player who took more risks. Speaking to Sportskida, he said, “It’s a double-edged sword, but I’ve always said that the most courageous team will win the World Cup. I understand you need time to build a partnership, but from 11 to 40 overs, “the time is too long. is Someone had to take that risk.”
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Gambhir believes that 240 runs is not worth saving under any circumstances. He said, “I would have really liked India to be really aggressive with their top 6-7 batsmen, even if they were bowled out for 150. I didn’t mind, but if you think you’re in a World Cup final, if you defend 240 runs Can… then you can’t do that. Either we get out for 150 or 300. This is where India is lacking. This is where India has not won ICC tournaments. Rohit should send a message first. game that even if I get out, we have to take an aggressive approach.”
KL Rahul and Virat Kohli Partnership for the fourth wicket, in which they played 109 balls and scored just 67 runs. Kohli maintained a good strike rate with 54 off 63 balls despite the lack of boundaries, but KL Rahul He hit just one four in his half-century innings and his strike rate was also poor. On this, Gambhir said, “Kohli played the role of taking over the innings, but everyone else should have been aggressive. KL should have gone for the runs. What would have been the harm? We would have been all out for 150, but if we were brave, we would have scored 310. could have made it and India could have become world champions. This is not the 1990s. 240 is not a good score. You needed a total of more than 300.”