"Batting During The Day.."- Pat Cummins Drops Massive Hint On How Ahmedabad Pitch Will Behave In World Cup Final
Australian captain Pat Cummins, who has been among the few people to have a look at the World Cup final pitch, has given indications about the conditions. India and Australia will lock horns in the finals of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 on Sunday, November 19 at the iconic Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Both teams have had a terrific run in this World Cup. While India is still unbeaten in this World Cup with 10 straight wins, Australia is also on an eight-match unbeaten streak.
The Pat Cummins-led Australia team started their World Cup campaign on a sloppier note with two consecutive defeats against India and South Africa respectively. However, they were quick to recover and then marched on with eight straight wins to qualify for the finals. Australia will play their eighth World Cup final on Sunday.
Pat Cummins talked about the dew factor in Ahmedabad ahead of the World Cup final in the pre-match press conference. He said that Ahmedabad has more dew than other grounds in India. The Australian skipper mentioned that batting will be easy in Ahmedabad during the daytime. He stated, ???This city and venue has more dew than a lot of others. Batting during the day is going to be a lot easy.???
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On dew factor:
???This city and venue has more dew than a lot of others. Batting during the day is going to be a lot easy.???
On lifting the World Cup possibly:
???As a captain it will be an absolute privilege to lift the trophy. Even if you have a long career you might play only???
Ahmedabad has hosted four games in this World Cup. In those four matches, the team batting second has won three games which makes the decision a bit tricky for the two captains. India hosted Pakistan at Ahmedabad where they won while chasing a meagre target of 192. Whereas, Australia defeated England at this venue after defending their total of 286.
Australia were crowned champions in the 2015 World Cup when Michael Clarke was leading the Australian side. Pat Cummins has an opportunity to be the fifth Australian captain to lead his side to a World Cup title. He will join the elite list comprising Allan Border, Steve Waugh, Ricky Ponting, and Michael Clarke. Ricky Ponting led Australia to two consecutive World Cup titles in 2003 and 2007 respectively.
Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma could become only the third Indian captain to win the World Cup joining Kapil Dev and Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Currently, India has the joint second-most World Cup trophies and if they win the finals on Sunday, their trophy tally will go to three.
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