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After Australia ended India's unbeaten run to win the ICC Men's ODI World Cup 2023 final, former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif's comments went viral. Kaif said that he was not ready to accept that this Indian team lost to a better team in the final. Kaif congratulated Australia for the sixth World Cup title but called India the best side of the tournament despite the loss at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. A few days after the dust settled, Australian opener David Warner responded to Kaif’s statement.
“I like MK, issue is it does not matter what’s on paper. At the end of the day you need to perform when it matters. That’s why they call it a final. That’s the day that counts and it can go either way, that’s sports. 2027 here we come,” Warner wrote on his X account.
"Congratulations to Australia but I am not ready to accept that the best team won the World Cup. This Indian team has been the best side. They would win so many times playing against the same Australian team, even though they lost today. It was one of those bad days, this happens sometimes," Kaif had said in the post-match discussion which included Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, and Sanjay Bangar.
While remembering the World Cup 2023 final against Australia in Johannesburg, the 42-year-old lauded Indian skipper Rohit Sharma as he said, "I was part of the team that lost the World Cup final in 2003 when Ricky Ponting scored a hundred. Hearts were broken then as well. So I can understand what Rohit Sharma's feeling right now. He knows that this was a strong side under him. We don't know what will happen in the future. But if you ask me, my chest has swelled with pride watching this Indian team in the 2023 World Cup. I salute Rohit Sharma for his performances in 2023 World Cup.”
Warner was dismissed cheaply by Mohammed Shami in the second over of the run chase in World Cup 2023 final. He scored two centuries and as many half-centuries in the tournament. The southpaw surpassed Ricky Ponting to become Australia’s all-time highest run-scorer in ODI World Cups.
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