***Official***THE FINAL- India vs Australia - November 19th - Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad (D/N)

[SillyCowCorner1]

Proper test match batting...dismissing your opponent for a paltry score and then pile on the runs for a massive first innings lead.

 

[Socerer 01]

My point from the beginning was that since Kohli has come, he has created such a high pressure dressing room environment that they inevitably bottle the big moments in ICC tournaments and high profile series.

Kohli isnt even the captain now genius

 

[stephen]

‘87 was in India as well

Was it? Had it in my head that it was in England. Nevertheless, beating a good Indian side in India is a massive accomplishment.

Edit: 87 was one of my first memories. Ever. I would have been around 5 years old at the time but remember the joy of the win.

 

[cnerd123]

OS - 29 overs
Burgey - 36 (aka the number of years since he was last able to get it up)
kraken - 38
cnerd123 - 39 overs
silentstriker - 41
Window & GoodAreasShane - 42
Redbacks 43
stephen 44
morgieb - 47
Gnske - 48
ashley bach - 49

thierry henry and GIMH - Aus won't chase this

 

[trundler]

This is a pretty heinous result given the relative strengths of the 2 sides and a tad unfortunate that conditions changed to mask Australia's weaknesses and expose India's but oh well, weird stuff happens in one-off matches. A jammy finish to a jammy tournament for Australia.

 

[King Kane]

96 stung like a bitch.

I forgot about 1996, that was a great win from Sri Lanka.

They didn't bottle it against you unlike India have tonight.

 

[Spikey]

Was it? Had it in my head that it was in England. Nevertheless, beating a good Indian side in India is a massive accomplishment.

In India coz India won in 83. First WC outside of England

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

I think they are holding back Bishop to call the winning moment.

 

[BazBall21]

Thanks. Yes just taking this day off for this special occasion.

Welcome back mate

 

[TheJediBrah]

Notable that Aus have done this (so far) with Smith and Warner doing **** all. And Maxwell not even batted yet

 

[Shri]

sad day for cricket

 

[Daemon]

Even the 3 wickets that were actually taken were jammy af. India just didn’t show up today.

 

[TheJediBrah]

I think they are holding back Bishop to call the winning moment.

They had to wait for Sunny G to leave the studio to bring him in

 

[Himannv]

I reckon Australia might chase this down and I just about give them the edge here.

 

[Spark]

Notable that Aus have done this (so far) with Smith and Warner doing **** all. And Maxwell not even batted yet

Warner did a hell of a lot in the field tbf

 

[Spikey]

sad day for cricket

Australia won a WC coz they listened to me and dropped Stoinis for Marnus and you're saying it's a sad day???

 

[subshakerz]

I feel bad for Indian fans though. This is a cruel joke to have a side of such quality lose a final without a fight. It would be different if it was a close game.

They just didn't turn up and bottled it. Mentally weakness unbefitting of players of such skill.

You have every right to be absolutely pissed. be merciless with them.

 

[Ali TT]

For me, this outcome is on a par with the failures at the final hurdle of the 2007 New England Patriots, 2016 Golden State Warriors.

 

[Window]

They had to wait for Sunny G to leave the studio to bring him in

Do they both have a history?

 

[Darwin Award]

They had to wait for Sunny G to leave the studio to bring him in

Probably not before Gavaskar destroyed some of the studio before he left in disgust.