'Australia exposed India's little chinks in World Cup final': Manjrekar
Updated On: 26 November, 2023 04:31 PM IST | Mumbai | PTI
"Australia was a better-planned team. The way they planned, starting from the toss, I don`t think any other team could come close to that kind of planning," he added
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Sanjay Manjrekar. Pic/Ashish Raje
Australia beautifully exposed "little chinks" in India`s batting to crush them by six wickets and win an unprecedented sixth World Cup title, feels cricketer-turned-commentator Sanjay Manjrekar. The "lack of batting depth" in absence of premier allrounder Hardik Pandya was felt sorely in the World Cup summit clash in Ahmedabad as India lost half of their inside 36th over to set Australia a modest 241 in the big final.
"India felt the pressure of not having depth; you know, those little chinks in India`s armour came to the fore," Manjrekar told Star Sports. Pandya pulled out of the tournament following a twisted ankle in India`s fourth league match against Bangladesh as India were forced to ring in two changes -- Suryakumar Yadav and Mohammed Shami -- for their remaining matches. While Shami`s inclusion was a big boost to the bowling attack, Suryakumar continued to have a woeful show in the ODI format. Suryakumar managed just 106 runs in seven innings at an average of 17.67 and a strike-rate of 100.95.
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