The Australian team, which became world champion for the sixth time after losing to India by six wickets in the World Cup final, is being praised everywhere. The hero of this match was Travis Head, thanks to whose doubt Australia shattered India’s dream of becoming world champion for the third time in just forty-two balls.
Thousands of spectators present at Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad remained silent on Sunday. It is written about how Australian players snatched the World Cup by silencing one billion and forty crore Indians.
Indians have been criticized for not showing sportsmanship in the Cricket World Cup final. The newspaper writes, the injury was very deep. While the Australian team was celebrating with the trophy, the Indian players were being accused of rude behaviour. The newspaper writes that this victory was also special because it was won against the host Indian team which was not playing any match till now.
Australian captain Pete Cummins and his team might not have realized this big achievement of the star as they were handed the trophy in an empty stadium with a capacity of 30. What is even more special is that at the time the trophy was handed over on the field, the Indian team was nowhere to be seen. The newspaper further writes that the callousness of the Indian players during the game can be ignored because it can be understood that they might have been overwhelmed by emotions. But this does not mean that this behavior was not against the spirit of the game.
Australia captain Ricky Ponding’s comments have been published in which he has raised questions on India’s strategy regarding the pitch. Ponting has said that the pitch that was prepared backfired for India.
Writes a newspaper. The World Cup final was played on the same pitch on which India had expressed concerns over the fact that it had won by seven wickets against Pakistan in the league match played last month. Ultimately, it helped Australia chase the target better. Ping said after the match, this match was slower than I expected. There was less spin but everyone adapted to the pitch and bowled a century. After the match, Indian captain Rohit Sharma did not blame the pitch for the team’s failure. He said, we knew that it would be a little better in the light, but now I don’t want to make any excuse. During the commentary, Ping said, this was a very Indian pitch, to be honest, a pitch was prepared which probably backfired for India.
Whereas former English cricketer Michael Warr has said that Australian players read the pitch well against India. He said, strategically he is very smart. It is written further that in a stadium filled with more than ninety thousand Indians cheering, after the sound of Virat Kohli uprooting the wicket, only eleven Australian players could be heard cheering loudly. Writes a newspaper. By taking the wicket of Kohli, Cummins had set his team on course for victory. And then Sahi Karsavi completed the partnership of 122 runs.
The newspaper writes whether it is Kohli’s departure from the side, Head’s century or the moment of victory. The silence that prevailed at the Narendra Modi Stadium was golden for Kamins and his team members. Even Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was late in handing over the trophy to Kamins.
D writes the Saturday Morning Herald. On India winning the World Cup, Cummins said that this is the pinnacle of cricket. According to the newspaper, captain Pete Cummins feels that Australia winning the World Cup by defeating India is his team’s greatest achievement.
