ICC World Cup 2023: Super Sunday Showdown
Updated On: 19 November, 2023 07:20 AM IST | Ahmedabad | R Kaushik
India, Australia start on an equal footing and it will all boil down to which team are able to control their emotions better and execute plans more professionally in today’s final
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India skipper Rohit Sharma and Australia captain Pat Cummins pose with the World Cup Trophy at Adalaj, Gujarat, on Saturday. Pics/Getty Images
The Narendra Modi Stadium was a beehive of activity on Saturday as the finishing touches were being given ahead of Sunday’s festival of joy. Rehearsals were the order of the day; rehearsal for an airshow that will kick off World Cup finals day, rehearsal for the closing ceremony planned in phases during the game.
That Chennai win
The on-field dress rehearsal for the final itself took place six weeks back, in Chennai on October 8 when India bounced back from the depths of three wickets down for two runs to hunt down Australia’s 199 with plenty to spare. That was the start of a blazing trail that has netted Rohit Sharma’s men 10 wins in a row. Australia aren’t too far behind, stacking up eight successive victories after an uncharacteristically slow start when they surrendered their first two encounters.
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