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Former England captain Kevin Pietersen said that facing a strong Australian team in the World Cup final, the Indian team was under a lot of pressure, which ultimately led to them losing the match. “Unfortunately when you face Australia, as I have done many times in my career, the task is not easy,” said Pietersen, who came to play in the Legends League cricket tournament. Australia are strong opponents and have the ability to turn the tables in the final and get a result in their favour.
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The Indian team won all their matches before the World Cup final but were bowled out for 240 runs in the title match played in Ahmedabad and Australia won by 6 wickets to become champions.
He said, ‘Australian players are very competitive and it was India’s misfortune that Australia had great fielding and great bowling. After this, when he came to bat, a target of 230 or 240 runs was not enough.
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Pietersen described England’s performance at the World Cup as horrific and said no one thought his team would not reach the final.
He said, ‘When India was playing England in Guwahati before the tournament, I had said that these two teams would reach the final. One expected the kind of performance England put up.