WTC 2021-23

‘Aur kitna ladoge bhai’ – Fans react as both captains in splits over one-test rule for WTC Final

India lost the WTC 2021-23 Final by 209 runs to Australia at the Oval, London

Jun 11, 2023 7:30 pm

After the WTC 2021-23 Final, India skipper Rohit Sharma suggested a best-of-three-matches rule to be implemented from the next cycle of the WTC. However, Australia skipper Pat Cummins was against the idea. Rohit said, “3 match series for the WTC Final will be ideal in the next cycle.” In response, Pat Cummins quickly remarked, “Players win medals in the Olympics with just one final.”

Talking of the match in brief, Australia managed 469 runs despite a poor batting surface, in large part because of outstanding hundreds by Travis Head and Steve Smith. India opened the game with 296 runs, giving Australia a commanding lead after yet another top-order blunder. Australia was momentarily put under pressure during their second innings, but they recovered to set India a 444-run goal. India, which had been 164 for 3 at the time of stumps, fell apart early on Sunday morning after losing Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja, and Ajinkya Rahane. The rest was a formality for Australia.

‘Playing two finals is honestly a good achievement’ – Rohit Sharma after losing the WTC 2021-23 Final

Here’s what Rohit Sharma said in the post-match press conference after losing the WTC 2021-23 Final against Australia: “I thought we started well with winning the toss, putting them to bat in those conditions. We bowled well in the first session and then we let ourselves down with how we bowled,” Rohit Sharma said. “Got to give credit to the Australian batters. Head came in and played really well along with Steven Smith.

“That just took us off guard a little bit. We knew it was always hard to come back, but we put up a good show. We fought till the end. We’ve worked hard for all those four years. Playing two finals is honestly a good achievement for us. But we’d like to go a mile ahead as well. “We would want at least 20-25 days to prepare for Finals like these.

“You can’t take the credit away from what we’ve done in those last two years to come here. .. it was a great effort from the entire unit. Unfortunate that we couldn’t go on and win the final but we’ll keep our heads high and fight. The crowd support has been brilliant. They’ve gotten behind the time. I’d like to thank each one of them. They were cheering for every run and every wicket,” Rohit said.

Here’s how fans reacted: