Indian captain Rohit Sharma said after Sunday’s six-wicket loss against Australia that the batting in the World Cup final was not good enough that the result did not go in his favor but he was proud of the entire team. Along with the faces of Rohit and the players, the spectators present at the Narendra Modi Stadium were also disappointed when the World Cup trophy was lost. After the match, Rohit said, ‘The result may not be in our favor but we know that today was not a good day for us. But I am proud of the team. The Indian team was restricted to a score of 240 runs and this target was difficult to defend. Rohit said, ‘But to be honest, it would have been better if 20-30 runs were added to the score. When KL Rahul and Virat were batting, it looked like we would reach a score of 270-280 runs. But we kept losing wickets.
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On Australia becoming champions for the sixth time, the Indian captain said, ‘Australia made a big partnership after losing three wickets. After scoring 240 runs, we wanted to get an early wicket. But credit goes to Travis Head and Marnus Lebuschagne who took us completely out of the game.
After losing the toss, Rohit said that if he had won the toss, he would have decided to bat. He said, ‘I thought the wicket was good for batting in the light. We knew it would be better in the light but we didn’t want to use that as an excuse. We didn’t bat well, but credit goes to their two players for putting up a big partnership.
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Australian captain Pat Cummins said, ‘I think we saved our best for the last match. Some players performed well in the big match. Today we thought it would be good to chase the target and it would be easy. The pitch was very slow, there was no spin, we bowled decent lengths.
‘Player of the match’ Travis Head (137 runs) said, ‘What a great day, thrilled to be a part of it. I was a bit nervous but Marnus played brilliantly and took all the pressure off. I think Mitchell Marsh set the tone for the match.
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He suffered a head injury before the World Cup. Appreciating the captain’s decision to bowl after winning the toss, he said, ‘The decision to bowl first was brilliant and the wicket got better as the match progressed. This benefited.
Marnus Labuschagne, who played an unbeaten innings of 58 runs, said, ‘What we have achieved today is unbelievable. India was in great form in the tournament. But when you play your best cricket you have a chance. Our bowlers have done well and Travis has done well. The performance has been incredible. I have no words for this. Two months ago, he was not even in the ODI squad for the match.
David Warner said, ‘India had a good start early on but credit has to go to the bowlers. Our three wickets also fell early but Head and Lebusche played good innings. Especially the comeback after a head injury but everything turned out fine in the end.