Certified Legendary Thread 2023 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Game 48 The Final India v Australia 19/11 1900hrs @ Narendra Modi Stadium

[JimmyBC]

I AM KAIF

 

[DaRick]

I had to look him up. Don't remember him at all.

Off the top of my head, I think he played in that famous 2004-05 series. Might have jagged a 50; don't exactly remember.

He hung around their ODI side for a while during that time.

 

[philreich]

Off the top of my head, I think he played in that famous 2004-05 series. Might have jagged a 50; don't exactly remember.

He hung around their ODI side for a while during that time.

Made a duck in the 2003 World Cup final.

 

[KBLT]

"I am Kaif!"

 

[BStaff17]

Made a duck in the 2003 World Cup final.

Haha sounds like karma

So just like Brendon Bazball McCullum then a duck in a world cup final.

 

[Santana]

Almost a week ago Australia won the World Cup

Feels good man

 

[Grasshopper17]

India ‘deceived’ by Aussie World Cup trickery as full extent of pitch sorcery emerges

India ‘deceived’ by Aussie World Cup trickery as full extent of pitch sorcery emerges

www.foxsports.com.au

What they real headline should be "India stunned by Australia's pitch knowledge".

What they assumed was an advantage was turned in to a weakness

Sorcery!

"You're a wizard Patrick"

 

[AJ_2000]

‘If done on purpose, it’s stupidity’: Former India cricketer said tactical pitch call backfired in World Cup

‘We were way stronger’: India called out after ‘stupidity’ backfired in World Cup

www.foxsports.com.au

Some common sense

 

[philreich]

Almost a week ago Australia won the World Cup

Feels good man

And only about 200 weeks until India gets to make amends for their loss .

 

[Gavin Excell]

Another command T20 performance by India overnight reinforcing their status as the worlds best cricket team at winning unimportant matches

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

Was there a monetary prize as well as the gold cup?

 

[kickazz]

Was there a monetary prize as well as the gold cup?

Yep $4M USD for winners, half of that for runners up. Then some for other placings and participation and group stage wins.

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[grumbleguts]

For sheer comfort and long life I recommend a world cup trophy.

 

[Forward Press]

Ashwin described Australia as "tactically outstanding" while also noting that the Australian hierarchy had done their homework regarding the conditions at the Narendra Modi Stadium.

I was about to say similar.

Ravi Ashwin's full video (about 20 minutes long and in Hindi, which I skim watched when I was bored) documents what went well and not so well for India and was great at highlighting all their weaknesses and how the convincing nature of many of their wins papered over tactical errors. Gave full credit, with no qualifications at all, for Australia's tactics during the final - they had a plan, they stuck to it, and they had the mentality to pull it off. From the video you get the feeling he has massive respect for Australia.

Foxsports (surprise) has just butchered the headlines and reporting of what Ashwin said.

 

[Forward Press]

Why bowl LMAO

Cummins winning the toss and bowling first, that's a surprise, I thought he would have chosen to bat after what happened in our semi final.

This is why you don't make a bowler captain fck me lol

Why bowl first my goodness

Welp, there goes any remote chance of a win.

WTF are we choosing to bowl first

What the god damn * Cummins you idiot.

In a final runs on the board I surely the play

My word we suck at this

Any chance we had of winning this game and we’ve pissed it away.

Turns out maybe George Bailey, Pat Cummins and all the others associated with that decision knew exactly what they were doing. But what would checks notes a legendary Indian player know about Indian pitches.

 

[Gough]

Modi taking his more authoritarian instincts out for a walk.

 

[MarcMaverick]

Modi taking his more authoritarian instincts out for a walk.

Like I said earlier, perpetual sodium factories.

 

[kickazz]

Modi taking his more authoritarian instincts out for a walk.

I loved the world cup win for the Aussie team, and felt not a bit of schadenfreude to this Indian team as I really like them and thought they had a great tournament.

Modi on the other hand......

 

[Gavin Excell]

The YouTube videos doing the rounds with their doctored imaging of Heads catch to get Sharma and associated Indian outrage are amusing

 

[philreich]

LOL

England Win Cricket World Cup After ICC Uses Moral Countback Rule — The Shovel

The ICC tallied the number of times each team had claimed a moral victory and concluded that England was undefeated.

theshovel.com.au

 

[Andronicus]

That loss really broke the indians.

The way they are carrying on about the T20 series revenge is pretty concerning.

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

That loss really broke the indians.

The way they are carrying on about the T20 series revenge is pretty concerning.

“Revenge” lol

 

[PhatBoy]

That loss really broke the indians.

The way they are carrying on about the T20 series revenge is pretty concerning.

The players or the fans?

 

[cats_09]

 

[akkaps]

It's more from the media, it's ****en stupid