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Rohit Sharma-led India by 6 wickets, with 42 balls remaining, at the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 final played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Speaking after the World Cup loss, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma said, “We were not good enough today. I’m really proud of the team, how we played from game one.

Virat Kohli to post 240 all out in exactly 50 overs against Australia in the final of the World Cup at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday. Pat Cummins's decision to field, primarily to avoid operating with a dewy ball in the night, bemused many but Australian bowlers, aided by some superb fielding, stifled their opposition. India captain Rohit Sharma had been playing tone-setting knocks in their batting template in the tournament and it was no different in the final despite the early loss of Shubman Gill. Gill nearly edged the first ball he faced to the slip fielder but the opener did not linger much, pulling Mitchell Starc (3-55) to Adam Zampa at mid-on after making four. Rohit smashed three sixes in his entertaining 47 but fell just before the end of powerplay. The opener stepped out against Glenn Maxwell but miscued his shot on the offside.

MS Dhoni retired from international cricket three years ago. Yet he trended on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, on the day of the World Cup final between India and Australia. Many fans pointed out Dhoni is the only Indian captain to hit a 50 in World Cup finals. Current Team India skipper Rohit Sharma came very close to match Dhoni's feat but fell short by just 3 runs. Sharma fell for 47 runs off 31 balls but helped his team to a blazing start. This is the fourth time Team India are in the finals of ODI World Cup.

Virat Kohli signed off World Cup 2023 on a high. He made 54 in the finals off 63 balls against Australia in the finals in Ahmedabad. The star batsman reached 50 landmark in 56 balls. In 11 innings, Kohli scored 765 runs at an average 95.62 — the highest ever runs in a single edition of a World Cup. He hit 3 hundreds and 6 fifties during World Cup 2023. With 765 runs, he broke Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar's earlier record of 2003 edition of the World Cup. Sachin had scored 673 runs in the 2003 edition or the World Cup, a record that the Master Blaster held for almost 20 years. Virat Kohli also broke Sachin's record of most number of ODI centuries during this World Cup. He scrred a record-breaking 50th one-day international hundred in unbeaten hosts India's 70-run semi-final win over New Zealand. That innings saw Kohli surpass the mark of 49 centuries he had shared with retired India great Sachin Tendulkar. During this World Cup, Virat Kohli also leapfrogged for Australian skipper Ricky Ponting to be the third highest scorer in ODIs. In 292 matches, Kohli has scored 13848 runs vs Ponting's 13704 runs in 375 matches. Sachin Tendulkar (18426 runs) holds the record for most runs in ODIs, followed by Kumar Sangakkara (14234 runs)

Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar gifted Virat Kohli his number '10' jersey, which Tendulkar wore in his last ODI match against Pakistan in 2012. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) took to their official X (formerly Twitter) account and shared pictures of the moment when Kohli received the legendary jersey. «A special occasion & a special pre-match moment. Sachin Tendulkar 2011 and Virat Kohli 2023,» BCCI wrote on X. In this World Cup, in the semi-final against New Zealand in Mumbai, Kohli broke Sachin Tendulkar's record of 49 ODI centuries to become the first player in the history of ODI cricket to score 50 centuries.

India locks horns against Australia in the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup, all eyes will be on star India batter Virat Kohli, who loves to play against the five-time world champions no matter what format and over the years has been Men in Blue's go-to man for big stages. India and Australia will lock horns in the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday. India will be looking to lift the trophy for the third time while the Aussies will be looking forward to making it their sixth title win. CLICK HERE TO CATCH LIVE MATCH UPDATES Virat has a fantastic record against Australia in ODIs.

World Cup started), demolishing everything your favourite home food delivery app promises. However, you’d be gobsmacked at all the behind the scenes organisation, people management and security at every venue. Before India and Australia meet at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad for the match to beat all matches – the World Cup 2023 final – on Sunday, November 19, think about the lessons this World Cup has taught you about investing.

2023 Men's Cricket World Cup final today. The decisive match is scheduled to take place at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. According to reports, the pitch is considerably drier, potentially favoring spinners. This has led to speculation that Indian captain Rohit Sharma might introduce a twist by including R Ashwin in the playing XI. Yesterday, Captain Rohit Sharma examined the pitch for the second consecutive day and noticed a slight difference from the track they played on against Pakistan on October 14.

World Cup final on November 19. Since Hardik Pandya’s injury in the Bangladesh match a month back, India have played with the same team, with Suryakumar Yadav and Mohammed Shami in and Pandya and Shardul Thakur out. At the Narendra Modi Stadium, the final will be on the same pitch where Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja took four wickets each against Pakistan.

World Cup and Champions Trophy, what still makes 50-over cricket relevant is the rivalry between top cricket-playing nations. If the India versus Pakistan rivalry set the temperature soaring because of the troubled histories of both nations, India versus Australia is another rivalry that is being fuelled by the quest to achieve excellence by both cricketing giants, especially in Test and ODI formats.

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 final in 2003 with eight straight wins. Michael Clarke and Sourav Ganguly talk with Boria Majumdar ahead of the mega final. Excerpts: On favourites to win the final Clarke: India have been the best team this World Cup by a distance, but the final is a different beast.

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.

ODI World Cup and Rohit Sharma himself was in the thick of things at the 'Bull Ring' in Johannesburg when India won their maiden T20 World Cup in 2007. But the final on Sunday will be completely different. It won't just be a mere cricket tournament that needs to be won but also caring about the emotions of all those invested in the game.

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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.

Suresh Raina reminisced about his match-winning partnership with all-rounder Yuvraj Singh in the 2011 World Cup clash between the Men in Blue and Australia. India will be facing the Australia team in the final of the Cricket World Cup.

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.

Pat Cummins may be undecided about his future as Australia's one-day international captain after the World Cup but few of his compatriots will be urging him to stand down after his efforts in India. Australia have had no shortage of contributors through the tournament, with Adam Zampa taking 22 wickets and David Warner scoring a pile of runs. Cummins's courage under fire and unlikely heroics with the bat, however, have been vital in his team's revival following back-to-back defeats at the start of the campaign. An unbeaten 14 against South Africa in Thursday's semi-final saw Cummins walk off the ground with bat in hand and victory secured for the second time in the tournament. In the first, he teamed up with Glenn Maxwell to save Australia against Afghanistan, hanging tough in an epic knock of 12 not out from 68 balls to allow his all-rounder team mate to thrash a double century for victory. Australia has had its fair share of serious skippers, from «Captain Grumpy» Allan Border to the stone-faced Steve Waugh. Cummins, by contrast, has kept the mood light in the dressing room and out at the crease, where the banter flows freely with batting partners no matter how high the stakes. «I think it's easier out there than sitting in the dugout,» Cummins said of batting in a tense finish. Having led Australia to their first World Test Championship triumph in June, Cummins could become the fourth Australian captain to secure the global 50-over title on Sunday, joining Border, Waugh and Ricky Ponting. SCEPTICISM For all Australia's success in the test arena since Cummins replaced Tim Paine as skipper two years ago, his captaincy has not always been universally admired. He has leant heavily on former captain Steve Smith

SpaceX is poised Saturday for the second test launch of Starship, the largest rocket ever built that Elon Musk hopes will one day colonize Mars, while NASA awaits a modified version to land humans on the Moon. It comes after a first attempt to fly the spaceship in its fully-stacked configuration back in April ended in a spectacular explosion over the Gulf of Mexico. SpaceX has insisted that explosions during the early stages of rocket development are welcome and help inform design choices faster than ground tests — though time is ticking down for a modified Starship to be ready for a planned lunar landing in 2025. Blast off from the company's Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, is set for 7:00 am local time (1300 GMT) with a launch window of 20 minutes. The event will be live streamed on both SpaceX's website and on X, the social media platform owned by Musk. When the two stages of Starship are combined, the rocket stands 397 feet (121 meters) tall — beating the Statue of Liberty by a comfortable 90 feet. Its Super Heavy booster produces 16.7 million pounds (74.3 Meganewtons) of thrust, almost double that of the world's second most powerful rocket, NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) — though the latter is now fully operational. Both systems are designed to be fully reusable, a key element of SpaceX's design meant to greatly reduce costs.

World Cups have consistently delivered thrilling spectacles. Their historical match-ups are marked by fierce rivalry and unforgettable moments that have captivated fans worldwide. The first World Cup clash was in 1983, India and Australia faced off.