I had 2 page fight for saying exactly the same thing
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This sounds like a cop out from Monga, sounds like a politician..
Two plays from India heavily influenced how they performed in the match :
1) Conservative play after the first powerplay
12 of the 16 boundaries that India hit in their innings came in the first 10 overs , in next 40 overs they hit 4 boundaries.
2)Changing the tournament bowling plans
The Final was the only match that India did not give the new ball to Siraj , Shami was given a new role for the WC final and wasn't as effective.
Also fails to acknowledge the preparation Australia did for final :
Australian cricketers are used to playing in big grounds back home , so they know how to cover big ground dimensions better than most teams ..
Every Indian batter was scouted , their favorite scoring shots cut off , great energy in the field suffocated Indian batters and India didn't do anything to counter punch this after powerplay.
Batting gameplan was simple, top 3 go hard like they always do , and Smith and Labuschagne hold the side together. It didn't change just because it was a final.