India is in the final, defeating the ever graceful New Zealand. The last battle to bring it home. Let’s start with comparison. Both of squads contains match winner. Oh Boy, single handed match winner. The Max-well show in the Wankhede, made him the legend of the game. In the World Cup History of 48 years, the game produced legends after legends. But, to put it rightly. If there’s no person who deserves the highest honor of them all. Its Maxwell.
India, posses the feisty bowler of the tournament. Mohammed Shami, the incredible Shami. Well, fielding coach needs to go easy on him. After the drop catch of Williamson. Shami politely took his wicket. Shami is a match winner, due to various reason. Firstly, he wasn’t the first choice of the skipper or the selection committee. When, Shami got the opportunity. He proved it to the entire cricketing fraternity. What’s his worth.
The Indian Squad
Rohit Sharma (captain), Hardik Pandya (replaced by Prasidh Krishna in squad after injury), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wkt), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav
Pat Cummins (captain), Steve Smith, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis (wkt), Sean Abbott, Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Mitch Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc.
The match-up tomorrow is going to be a classic show. Australia is going to play their 8th Final in the World Cup History. Out of 7 final, they have won 5 times. They are the Mumbai Indians of World Cup.
The excitement surrounding this match has reached unprecedented levels, particularly in India. Return ticket prices from major Indian cities to Ahmedabad have surged dramatically from November 19 to 20. Routes connecting Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Kolkata to Ahmedabad have experienced substantial fare increases, ranging from Rs 35,000 to Rs 80,000 for return tickets—a tenfold spike compared to regular rates.
Anticipation for the match is heightened by the expected presence of PM Narendra Modi, along with World-Cup-winning Captains Kapil Dev and MS Dhoni. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has also received an invitation to witness the cricket spectacle at the stadium. The star-studded audience is set to include former cricketers Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, and more.
