Mumbai. The defeat of the Indian cricket team against the Australian team in the final of the ICC World Cup is still being discussed. Team India, who reached the final after winning 10 matches in a row, was a strong contender to win the title. The Indian team, which defeated Australia easily in the league match, could not win the World Cup trophy. Former Indian batsman Sanjay Manjrekar believes that Australia attacked India’s weaknesses and managed to seal the win.
Cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar believes Australia won their sixth World Cup title by exposing minor flaws in Indian batting. Manjrekar told Star Sports, “India felt under pressure due to the lack of depth in the batting. This exposed the small flaws in India’s batting.
The absence of all-rounder Hardik Pandya in the World Cup final made the lack of batting depth very felt. He was ruled out of the World Cup due to an injury sustained against Bangladesh, leading India to make two changes for the remaining matches, including Suryakumar Yadav and Mohammed Shami in the squad.
Without naming anyone, Manjrekar said, “There was no depth in the batting and the way KL Rahul handled the innings you must have seen that there was no more batting left.” India had some limitations which they hid beautifully throughout the tournament, with Jadeja at number seven and their batting at number six. ,
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Tags: India vs Australia, Sanjay Manjrekar, World Cup 2023
First published: November 25, 2023, 23:47 IST