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Mark Twain, sometimes reality is stranger than fantasy because fantasy is limited by one’s imagination; reality isn’t. India’s World Cup campaign is a wonderful example. Not even in anybody’s wildest fantasy would India have won 10 out of 10 matches, like the way Rohit Sharma’s blue brigade has done. Who would have thought that India would go on to beat every team: defending champions England, champions of champions Australia, run-machine South Africa, bigger-than-the sum-of-their-parts and their conquerors in the last edition New Zealand (twice), most-important-team-to-beat Pakistan, favourite opposition Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, while also avoiding any possible upsets against Afghanistan and Netherlands. But, it’s a reality now. India’s batsmen have piled on runs as if they were playing against ‘B’ teams.

World Cup. When NZ's Daryl Mitchell finished with a heroic 134 to take his team from utter defeat to noble defeat, Indian spectators stood up to applaud him at the Wankhede. It was heartening to see this, in what was otherwise a very war-like atmosphere, with stadium DJs exhorting the crowd to sing 1930s freedom songs, bafflingly, against the nice nation of New Zealand. If it happened the other way around, say we were in Auckland, and suddenly the stadium started doing their rugby chant, the Hakka, and audiences started slapping their inner thighs and calling us to war, I'm sure BCCI would have complained. As we go into battle finale today, like over a billion others, I'm in awe of an Indian team that seems to have the DNA of a 1980s West Indies team, but with far more wealth and stardom.

Sachin Tendulkar, Beckham attended India's semi-final match against New Zealand at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. After the match images emerged of the football doyen attending a gathering at Bollywood star Sonam Kapoor's abode, and later a dinner hosted by Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan.

fire with his lethal spells. Having played just six matches, he has taken 23 wickets at an average of 9.13 and a strike rate of 10.91. His best bowling figures of 7/57, also the best by an Indian in World Cups, came against New Zealand in semis.

World Cup 2023 Final at the Narendra Modi Stadium on 19 November. Kass Naidoo, Ravi Shastri, Ricky Ponting, Ian Smith, Sanjay Manjrekar, Aaron Finch, Nasser Hussain, Harsha Bhogle, Dinesh Karthik, Matthew Hayden, Eoin Morgan, Ian Bishop, Shane Watson, Sunil Gavaskar and Mark Howard will bring world-class coverage to screen across the world for the final of the showpiece event. “The iconic voice of Ravi Shastri will bring electricity to the much-awaited toss while the expert analysis of Nasser Hussain and Sanjay Manjrekar will throw light on what the 22 yards in Ahmedabad will have to offer," ICC said in a staement.

World Cup 2023, Yuvraj Singh noted that Rohit Sharma and team is likely to showcase another brilliant performance in the finals and the question of losing the tournament comes only if they make too many mistakes. While speaking to Sports Today, Yuvraj said, "Given how India's graph has been in the World Cup, I don't think they will perform badly. The only way India can lose this World Cup is through their mistakes.

Although the Salman Khan-Katrina Kaif-starrer started its box-office journey with a bang, earning Rs 44 crore on the opening day, the movie experienced a steep fall in earnings from the third day. On November 17, the movie earned a dismal Rs 13 crore, a far lower amount than the previous earnings of Rs 18 and Rs 21 crore. The total one-week collection of the action extravaganza amounted to about Rs 200 crore according to a report by the Indian box-office tracking portal Sacnilk.com. Trade analyst Sumit Kadel shared the daily box-office figures of the movie and remarked that the box-office performance of the movie was “below-par.” “#Tiger3 Had a Below Par Friday at the Box Office. All eyes on Saturday Growth Now !!,” reads his post. Some experts have speculated that the India vs New Zealand match for the World Cup semi-finals may have taken away the spotlight from the movie.

skipper Pat Cummins on Saturday said that a "good wicket" may be on offer for the title clash at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday. The highly anticipated clash between the two cricketing giants will mark a fitting end to what has been a spectacular event so far.

Richard Marles will watch the Cricket World Cup Final between India and Australia in Gujarat's Ahmedabad on November 19, Ministry of Defence announced in a press release. Ahead of the ICC World Cup Final, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel chaired a high-level meeting on Friday and reviewed security, cleanliness, and traffic management-related arrangements. As per the Gujarat Chief Minister's Office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian Deputy PM Richard Marles will watch the ICC Cricket World Cup final match at Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad. India stormed into the finals after registering a comprehensive 70-run victory over New Zealand on Wednesday.

Ian Chappell on Saturday played down the controversy around the last-minute pitch change for the World Cup semifinal between hosts India and New Zealand. The Indian team management had demanded a change of the pitch for the last-four clash with the Black Caps at Mumbai's Wankhede stadium on Wednesday. The move drew frowns from a section of the English media and former cricketing greats, who questioned the last-minute sanction of the pitch change by the governing body of world cricket — the International Cricket Council (ICC). Even before the game could get underway, Daily Mail, a British daily, ran a report claiming that the pitch was changed specifically on the request of the Indian team management. The Indian team management wanted the semifinal to be played on a slower surface, the daily claimed. The former Australia skipper refused to read too much into the controversy, saying it was the curators' job to make pitches and that of the players was to just play on it. «I think the same as I've always thought; that the curator should make the pitch and the players play on it and it should be up to no one else other than the curator, the local curator,» Chappell said in an interview with Australia's Channel 9 Wide World of Sports. «I've always said about every pitch — don't worry about World Cups, anything else — the curator makes the pitch and everybody else stays out of it,» the former Australia skipper added. Amid the controversy, the ICC issued a statement, clarifying that its independent pitch consultant, Andy Atkinson, was made aware of the change of surface. «Changes to planned pitch rotations are common towards the end of an event of this length and has already happened a couple of times.

Pat Cummins hailed India's star pacer Mohammed Shami and said he will be the player who will challenge the Baggy Greens in the World Cup 2023 final on Sunday at the Narendra Modi Stadium. Shami has taken the entire tournament by storm since making his first appearance against New Zealand in Dharamshala.

Amidst the excitement, a viral video featuring spiritual leader Sadhguru has caught the attention of cricket enthusiasts. Shared on Sadhguru's social media platforms, the video captures a curious individual seeking a tip for the Indian Cricket Team to secure victory in the finals. In his characteristic style, Sadhguru delivered a simple yet profound message: “Don’t try to win the Cup, just hit the damn ball! If you think of this 1 billion people baying for the Cup, you will miss the ball, or if you think of all the other fanciful things that will happen if you win the World Cup, the ball will knock off your wickets.” Sadhguru emphasized the essence of focusing on the basics, stating, «So, how to win this World Cup? Don’t think about that.

World Cup final on Sunday, November 19. If India wins the final, it will be their second world cup victory on home soil and their third overall. On the other hand, Australia has won the Men's Cricket World Cup on five occasions in the past: in the 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2015 editions. In the ongoing ODI World Cup, the Rohit Sharma-led side defeated Australia in the league match when the two teams met each other last month in Chennai. Australia started their ODI World Cup campaign with two straight losses, but the journey of the team from Down Under has been a tale of resilience and redemption. Despite stumbling in their initial encounters, the five-time champions regrouped and stormed through the tournament, showcasing their cricketing prowess. Australia won seven consecutive games to reach the semi-final before they defeated South Africa to qualify for the summit clash of the ongoing ODI World Cup.

World Cup title clash against Australia on Sunday. At a fan event of 'Tiger 3' in Mumbai, Salman referred to the release of the movie during the Cricket World Cup. Also Read: ICC World Cup 2023: Gujarat CM chairs meeting to review security arrangements as PM Modi to attend the final match “Har game India jeeti hai and us dauran hum aaye (Tiger 3 ko leke) toh jo humare collections hai woh bhaut hi ache hai. India ab (World Cup) jeet jaegi aur uske baad aap sab wapas theatres mein (India won all matches so far and during the ongoing World Cup, we came up with Tiger 3.

Australia head into their World Cup decider against India with all the pieces in place following a devastating return to form by the vaunted pace attack in the semi-final against South Africa.

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Rohit Sharma-led India vs Pat Cummins-led Australia ICC Men's World Cup Final, to be played on 19 November at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi stadium, the pre-tournament predictions are gaining momentum. Apart from numerous predictions circulating on newspapers and social media, several pundits and analysts sharing their knowledge, one pre-tournament prediction made by Australia star Mitchell Marsh is phenomenal.

World Cup is winning plaudits from across walks of life and the latest individual from a non-sporting field to accept its prowess is Air India CEO Campbell Wilson. In an internal note, Wilson, who hails from New Zealand, acknowledged the superlative performance of the Indian cricket team’s performance and also admitted his nation came up short as the Indian team is riding a crest. “Good luck to Team India in this weekend’s final of the ODI Cricket World Cup! India has been the form team all tournament (as my fellow New Zealanders found out… twice ), and it would be wonderful to see India lift the trophy on home soil this Sunday.

ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 and all set to face 5-time world champions Australia at Narendra Modi Stadium on 19 November, India's batting legend Gautam Gambhir recognized Shreyas Iyer's terrific knock and stated the latter's innings wasn't applauded as much as the other players' performances in the match against New Zealand in the semi-final. Iyer smashed a whopping 105 runs in just 70 runs, hitting four boundaries and eight sixes with a strike rate of 150. His young batter's century came in just 67 deliveries.

World Cup summit clash between India and Australia here on Sunday. This will be the second outing for Richard Kettleborough, who also stood in the final of the 2015 World Cup. His partner on that occasion was Kumar Dharmasena.

World Cup winning captains to watch the final between India and Australia on Sunday, 19 November. However, doubts remain on 1992 World Cup winning captain Imran Khan of Pakistan. According to the reports Mahndra Singh Dhoni may attend the event alongwith other winning captains of the coveted World Cup.