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In the wake of India's disappointing loss to Australia in the ODI World Cup 2023 final match on November 19, Shubman Gill's grandfather, Didar Singh Gill, came up with a stunning remark as he warned Pat Cummins' men by saying that the defeat will be avenged in the future.
"There was a lot of expectation from Team India but it could not live up to that expectation. There are many shortcomings which need to be removed. No matter what, this defeat will be avenged in the future. The match remained one-sided," Gill's grandfather said, as quoted by Economic Times. Notably, Didar Singh's grandson, who was playing his first World Cup, failed to big in the World Cup final as he was dismissed for just four runs.
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Despite having an unbeaten campaign in the World Cup 2023, India suffered a six-wicket defeat against Australia in the final clash.
Australia defeated India for the second time in the World Cup final as they last beat them in the 2003 edition. Meanwhile, India's decade-long hoodoo of ICC trophy only got extended with the World Cup 2023 final loss. The Men in Blue won the last ICC trophy back in 2013 Champions trophy.
Opting to bat first at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, India got off to a stunning start. Rohit Sharma unleashed a beast in him and cracked a flurry of boundaries before being dismissed by Glenn Maxwell for 47 runs off 31 balls in the 10th over. Despite Sharma's early dismissal, India managed to post a total of 240 runs on the board riding on KL Rahul patient knock of 66 runs off 107 balls and Virat Kohli's sensible innings of 54 runs off 63 deliveries. Mitchell Starc was the pick of the Australian bowlers, claiming 3/55, while Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood picked up two wickets each. In reply, Australia's chase was spearheaded by a stunning batting display from Travis Head. Head scored an unbeaten 137 runs off 120 balls riding on four sixes and 15 boundaries. He forged a crucial 192-run partnership for the fourth wicket with Marnus Labuschagne (58 off 110), rescuing Australia from a precarious 47/3 to a commanding victory. Travis Head was named player of the match for his match-winning knock while Virat Kohli was named player of the tournament. Meanwhile, Mohammed Shami became the highest wicket taker in the World Cup 2023 with 24 scalps in seven games.
Australia and India will next lock horns with each other in the upcoming T20I series which is slated to kick off from November 23.
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