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Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly lauded Rohit Sharma’s ‘Males in Blue’ forward of the ultimate of the ODI World Cup 2023 on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Talking to media individuals after the second semi-final between South Africa and Australia on the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, the previous Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) president praised Staff India saying they’re ‘trying smashing’. Ganguly additionally wished them luck earlier than the ultimate. He added that if the ‘Males in Blue’ proceed to play in the identical vein as they did within the league part of the match and the semifinal, they are going to be exhausting to cease.
Requested in regards to the five-time world champions Australia, he stated that they’re an excellent crew as properly.
“India is trying smashing in the intervening time. I want all of them the perfect for Ahmedabad. India have performed very properly within the match and only one match and Australia stand between them and the World Cup trophy. If India proceed to play like how they’ve carried out within the match to date, then will probably be robust to cease them. Will probably be match as Australia have crew as properly,” Ganguly stated.
Coming into the final-four conflict towards New Zealand unbeaten, Staff India survived some anxious moments to finally coast to a win over the Kiwis.
Driving on the world-record fiftieth ODI century by Virat Kohli, a second successive century this World Cup by Shreyas Iyer, and Mohammed Shami’s 7-wicket haul, India handed the Kiwis, their nemesis within the 2019 semi-final, a 70-run defeat to safe their passage to the ultimate.
On the Eden on Thursday, swashbuckling opener Travis Head led Australia to a three-wicket win over South Africa within the second semi-final to make Sunday’s last.
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