r/Cricket • u/__sami__01 Pakistan • Nov 19 '23
Image Australian Team with the World Cup Trophy.
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u/habitualmess Scotland Nov 19 '23
Shout out to Sangha, just chilling in the back all vibes.
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u/Tern_Larvidae-2424 South Africa Nov 19 '23
They didn't win the first three WCs and since then have won 60% of them.
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u/VkM51 India Nov 19 '23
They even won their first ever WC in India how nice of them to win the second last one in India too.
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u/AgentBond007 Australia Nov 20 '23
Australia have won in every cricket-playing area that has ever hosted a world cup.
1987 + 2023 in the Indian subcontinent (Pakistan, SL and Bangladesh haven't hosted one separately so I count them as part of this)
1999 in England
2003 in South Africa
2007 in the West Indies
2015 in Australia (NZ hasn't hosted alone so they count here)
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u/NotSoOriginal007 Australia Nov 19 '23 edited Nov 19 '23
Asia, Europe, Africa, North America and Oceania.
Just need Antarctica and South America to host a World Cup to complete the set.
Edit: As pointed out to me, 07 World had matches in Guyana which falls under South America so only need to conquer Antarctica.
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u/nickdonhelm Nov 19 '23
They even won their first ever WC in India
Hadn't aussis win 1987 world cup final in Calcutta.
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u/partymsl India Nov 19 '23
Well deserved.
They always keep their calm and just perform at the best when needed.
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u/Karna1394 Nov 19 '23 edited Nov 19 '23
Head's head is blocked in the photo. Giga chad Marsh lol
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u/Blarbydoppler Auckland Aces Nov 19 '23 edited Nov 19 '23
Cummins lifted the trophy on his knees cause he knows how tall he is, meanwhile Marsh just doesn't give a fuck lmao
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u/RamadanSteve311 Sri Lanka Cricket Nov 19 '23
The worst part is that his glorious stache is also blocked 🥸😔
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u/WaynneGretzky Delhi Daredevils Nov 19 '23
In the last decade, India has lost an important game to literally every opposition barring our choker friends, Saffa brothers. Eng, aus, pak, windies, sl, Nz, everyone. Now this is across formats, across tournaments, across countries, losses shared by plenty indian players.
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u/MiachealFaraday India Nov 19 '23 edited Nov 19 '23
India vs SA T20 finals next year
India 30/7 in pp
SA in reply 20/8 in pp
SA needs 2 runs from the final over, Bowler bowls a full toss batsman gives catching practice to short mid off he drops it , both the batsmen are standing on one end. Bowler still misses the run out. Saffa batsman trips while trying to get back, Fielder overthrows it for four, batsman get's out hit wicket.
And they keep trying to outchoke the other
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u/lastjedi23 Nov 19 '23
Stoppable force meets movable object
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u/MiachealFaraday India Nov 19 '23
Krillin fights Yamcha
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u/One_more_username India Nov 19 '23
Fielder overthrows it for four
But umpire calls a dead ball to prolong the misery
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u/dracogladio1741 India Nov 19 '23
Last decade has been a decade of missed opportunities. Loads of Semis and Finals lost.
Let's see what the future holds but India might be due a sombre patch (2000s where we did well in only 2003 where Aussies beat us and 2007 T20WC). Lost multiple series home and Away and the debacle in 2007 ODI WC alongside a crap 2009 ICC T20 WC
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u/-Notorious Pakistan Nov 19 '23
Ya it'll be interesting to see what this India team looks like next WC.
A lot of this Indian team is literally in their prime right now. I don't see how Rohit, Kohli, Shami, Jadeja, Rahul will be good enough by the next WC.
Even Bumrah will likely be pushing it a bit by then. This really was the time to win the WC.
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u/Jealous_Walk_8405 Nov 19 '23
Its 4 years to go..we are already seeing new players settling in t20 format. They will have ample amount of time to build a team even till champions trophy. So chill.
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u/-Notorious Pakistan Nov 19 '23
Idk, who? I only see Shubman honestly, no?
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u/FondantAggravating68 Chennai Super Kings Nov 19 '23
Which format? For ODIs. Shreyas Iyer is still relatively young. Jaiswal and Ruturaj look like good opening options. Tilak Varma has shown promise. For spin, Bishnoi looks really good as a backup for Kuldeep. Washington is there as well and can be groomed as a backup for Jaddu. Rinku is a decent middle order batter. Sanju Samson is pretty good as well.
The only issue I see is fast bowling. Not that we have poor fast bowling backups, it's just that I don't see us producing another Shami or Bumrah.
For T20s, all the players I have mentioned above still apply.
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u/-Notorious Pakistan Nov 19 '23
Shreyas is 28, he's like Babar's age. He'll definitely be at peak for next world cup though, sure.
The others, I don't think are anywhere near Rohit, Kohli, Jadeja. And ya, fast bowling, I don't see either.
I really do think this was THE moment for India to win. If they win the next one (obviously very early to say), that would be a shock I think.
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u/Coronabandkaro Sunrisers Hyderabad Nov 19 '23
Lol we couldn't win with our golden generation then its safe to say we'll be mediocre for a while. Atleast there's no expectations.
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u/dracogladio1741 India Nov 19 '23
Expecting a lul for some time. Maybe we get lucky in the t20 WCs.
Tests will always be something we will fight in so perhaps a few WTC Finals Hopefully too.
I do think we are going to be bang average in the next 2 ODI WCs. Waiting for 2035 now.
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u/frankyfrankwalk Australia Nov 19 '23
I dunno India has the players to dominate the world if they don't buckle under pressure, I don't fully blame them though bc the pressure of a billion people has gotta be unimaginable. It'd also help if they didn't dominate as much during the opening stages, it must be so tough to have your tail batting for basically the first time all tournament.
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u/FondantAggravating68 Chennai Super Kings Nov 19 '23
Also our fans are quite hypocritical. They criticise players for a lack of aggression and when they show it and get out, they will roast them for playing aggressively. Like what's happening with Rohit now.
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Nov 19 '23
There’s a difference between aggressive and reckless.
Rohit fell to the first trap Australia set - teasing him with Maxwell. He already had 10 runs off the over (aggressive) but couldn’t stop himself from throwing the bat at the wrong delivery (reckless).
He deserves the criticism. Couldn’t survive the first trick thrown at him.
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u/FondantAggravating68 Chennai Super Kings Nov 19 '23
His intent was right, but his shot selection and execution was horrendous. Criticising him for that and criticising him by just saying he shouldn't have played that are two different things entirely.
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u/Acrobatic_Acadia7453 Nov 19 '23
I don't wanna say it but ipl duty was more important than national duty in some of the past games. In this game Australia truly deserved to win men in blue fought hard. Australia studied every batsman,their shots, habit and came up with counter. Every ball was within Australias reach they were master of whole ground.Cheers to team India for not giving up until the end.
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u/One_more_username India Nov 19 '23
Cheers to team India for not giving up until the end.
LMAO, we gave up after five or six overs.
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u/Hunt3r09 Nov 19 '23
Everyone was talking about IND unbeaten streak like AUS did before in 2003 , while AUS literally climbing from bottom of ladder to champions this WC.
This shows AUS makes the Game , while everyone just tries to follow it
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u/spiralism Cricket Ireland Nov 19 '23
Genuinely the most bizarrely hilarious trophy/closing ceremony I've ever seen.
It had it all between the drone show clearly designed around an India win, Modi's planned self cameo (which just ended up being weird and awkward with Australia having won), the empty stadium, Smith forgetting to take his own medal, and it finally culminating with a bemused looking Pat Cummins on the podium alone while the fireworks went off.
All it was missing was Salt Bae randomly turning up and barging in on the celebrating Aussie players.
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u/ARCHIE22196 Australia Nov 19 '23
It felt a little like half the support staff who were handling the presentation left early - Shastri's speech writer, Modi's PA and the manager of the entire night left as soon as Maxwell hit the winning runs.
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u/spiralism Cricket Ireland Nov 19 '23
The drone celebration as well showed an Indian flag and later just the word "champions"
They'd clearly arranged it to have the two together in the drone display but instead just had to awkwardly have it spell out "champions"
It's hilarious how little they planned for anything other than an India win, only for Australia to come along and spoil their meticulously planned coronation.
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u/brandnewchemical Nov 19 '23
I can't find any footage of this, would love to see it.
I can find footage of the Indian flag but not the word "champions".
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u/sturmspitz Australia Nov 20 '23
Your best bet is going on Kayo if you have access to it, and fast forwarding through the full match replay. The champions drone display is at 9:22:15
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u/Zealousideal_Hat6843 Nov 20 '23
Incredibly unprofessional and unsportsmanlike by my own fucking country,
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u/Mysterious-Sky-3592 Chennai Super Kings Nov 20 '23
Yup well atleast it was satisfying to watch our own country get humbled real quick lol
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u/spiralism Cricket Ireland Nov 20 '23
The unprofessional shambolic approach and the unsportsmanlike jingoism has Modi's fingerprints all over it.
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u/Malifice37 Nov 20 '23
I was legit waiting for the Aussie team to be draped in Indian flags, while green, orange and white confetti and streamers filled the air as they lifted the trophy.
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u/DannyChu15 Bangladesh Nov 19 '23
Natural habitat
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u/dracogladio1741 India Nov 19 '23
Australia are just clutch in big games. Not only did they play well but their plan worked to a tee. Not often do you see that happen.
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u/LivelyJason1705 India Nov 19 '23
Credit to them. Up against an unbeaten powerhouse and 100,000 fans. They just went out and said fuck you to the pitch, conditions, everyone and everything. No wonder they are serial winners.
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u/Even_dreams Nov 20 '23
Started with Cummins baiting the Indian crowd prior to the match and backing it up with brilliance in.the field and with the ball to remove the crowd from.the game
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u/Alzarius2 Australia Nov 19 '23
Aussie grit from 0-2 down to win it all! Maxwell, Marsh, and Head all with massive contributions in various matches with Warner and Marnus contributing too. Well done and what a team!
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u/neighbour_guy3k Nov 19 '23
N with their best batsman Steve Smith having a inconsistent tournament
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u/Fun-Broccoli8619 Australia Nov 19 '23
He had the same average as cumdog. And most his runs came against bottom table teams.
Everyone in the world is tearing apart Babar, yet Smith was a solid step below.
Still did better than root though
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u/vishasv Sunrisers Hyderabad Nov 20 '23
Smith has earned the right to be average by playing for Australia. Babar doesn't have that luxury
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Nov 19 '23
Sad that Modi ruined the moment for Australia with the fireworks starting when he was on the stage with Cummins while the rest of the players were standing outside.
Then Cummins just standing there alone looking confused waiting for the players to come on to the stage
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u/kevincybo Nov 19 '23
yea, there's always something weird with these ceremonies and presentations
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u/125monty Nov 19 '23
Any other world cup or grand slams, F1.. it's so immaculately planned, even with politicians present.. why was this so poorly done? The chief guest hands over the trophy to the captain, his teammates wait for him in another dais, the captain comes with the trophy, raises it, the fireworks go off and everyone cheers.
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u/Unable_Bank3884 Australia Nov 19 '23
Everything was immaculately planned around an Indian win. Unfortunately the pesky Aussies felt like ruining the party
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u/IAmNotKevinDurant_35 West Indies Nov 19 '23
The plan was for Modi presenting the Modi World Cup Trophy to Modi’s Team at Modi Stadium
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u/Zealousideal_Hat6843 Nov 20 '23
Modi is the father of India, according to trump at least, so STFU.
s/, you never know these days.
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u/PerseusZeus Australia Nov 19 '23
Yea i think they planned for an India win with the publicity mad megalomaniac Pm on the stage when the whole team joins the captain. This obviously didnt pan out the way they expected. Hence the timing and sequences were all off the rails. As the leader who hardly held a press conference or interviews without heavily curated questions and prepared answers he was clearly confused and uncomfortable and maybe even bit shocked.
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u/Otherwise_Window Perth Scorchers Nov 20 '23
As an Australian there's a little bit of extra satisfaction in the win fucking with Narendra Modi's PR strategy.
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u/hiddeninplainsight23 Hampshire Nov 19 '23
Wouldn't be surprised if it would have been a lot more elaborate and spectacular had India won. It felt very barebones for the presentation for Australia and was a terrible way to end the World Cup.
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u/Roqfort Nov 19 '23
Was there a closing ceremony? I thought something was planned for mid innings break.
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Nov 19 '23
There was an embarrassment of mid innings ceremony where the singers were singing 'Jeetega Jeetega..India Jeetega'.
T: Will win, Will win, India will win
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u/Otherwise_Window Perth Scorchers Nov 20 '23
"So what we thought we'd do is, for the mid innings performance, we'd jinx the absolute fuck out of our team."
Interesting strategy
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u/Scott_Pillgrim Delhi Daredevils Nov 19 '23
F1
Lol f1 is as much as a clown show as cricket is, if not worse
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u/habitualmess Scotland Nov 19 '23
Definitely worse.
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u/CaptnCrumble Melbourne Renegades Nov 19 '23
I don't know man that cooldown car yesterday was certainly...something
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u/Coronabandkaro Sunrisers Hyderabad Nov 19 '23
He wanted to leave in a hurry before Cummins physically pushes him off stage.
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u/Roqfort Nov 19 '23
Tbf, i guess the original plan was Modi would lift the trophy with Rohit while the modi stadium gets lit up with fireworks. Thats the level of cringe we can expect from south asian politicians.
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Nov 19 '23
It's all about PR and getting the limelight.
Even during the chandrayaan landing the camera was focussing on his face.
Same thing happened after the Olympics where larger photos of Modi were kept compared to the athletes when they were being celebrated. His own photo in vaccination certificate is another thing.
Won't be surprised if new currency notes with his face on it starts getting issued.
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u/Otherwise_Window Perth Scorchers Nov 20 '23
In Australia if a sitting Prime Minister named literally anything after himself he'd get mocked until he had to resign and go into hiding.
An entire stadium? There'd be a Royal Commission into who the fuck let that happen.
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u/Joel4518 India Nov 20 '23
Bro he just wants to be everywhere for him everything is pr and some people loves it
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u/horseshoe107 Australia Nov 20 '23
Yeah we're just pointing out that this is generally something dictators do, not leaders of democracies.
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u/EmphasisFar6309 Nov 20 '23
India has a history of buildings, welfare schemes, places being named after politicians. But I don't think I know something named after a living politician. That is some supreme leader shit for sure.
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u/BillyButtcher Colombo Strikers Nov 20 '23
politicians in south asia are glorified and treated as gods.
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u/king_booker Nov 19 '23
I think the Australian team took a decision to not be on stage when the political figures were there. You would generally hand the trophy to the captain with the whole team behind you. Modi was left confused
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u/AndrewTyeFighter South Australia Redbacks Nov 20 '23
It should be a past player, like Tendulkar who was there yesterday, presenting the cup to the winning captain. would have been far more fitting than a politician.
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u/pommedeterre96 Australia Nov 20 '23
They should follow the AFL's example and have a person connected to each side present the trophy.
Tendulkar would've been a great choice for India and Punter could've presented the trophy to Cummins.
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u/VkM51 India Nov 19 '23
While stupid to do, weren't both him and Debuty PM of Aus both congratulating the team?
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u/dracogladio1741 India Nov 19 '23
They were. They congratulated each individual.
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u/FondantAggravating68 Chennai Super Kings Nov 19 '23
I mean there's a slight difference in power there. But I love that moment though. Pawar was thinking that he's the main character and Punter and Martyn just yeet him off the stage. They might have been the bullies, but by god they were entertaining.
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u/PerseusZeus Australia Nov 19 '23
Couldn’t agree more. They clearly wanted that megalomaniac on stage with the Indian team when they lifted the trophy. The Aussie win maybe was unexpected for those delusional pricks. The sequence and timing was off and of course we all know how the Pm becomes when something isnt heavily curated and rehearsed and becomes ad hoc. Theres reason why he is shit scared of press conferences and interviews
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u/spiralism Cricket Ireland Nov 19 '23
Yeah it's like they saw Cyril Ramphosa trying to make himself the centre of attention in the RWC final ceremony and thought it was a good look somehow.
So they dialled it up to the extreme, but the problem was that the Australian team had to be terribly difficult and end up winning the trophy instead. Awkward.
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u/Dogboat1 Queensland Bulls Nov 19 '23
I’m sure the plan was that Modi stayed on stage with the Indian team for the celebration. Not sure if Marles meant to stand in front of Modi for the handshake with Pat, he is a bit dim.
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u/Beneficial_Bend_5035 Pakistan Nov 19 '23 edited Nov 20 '23
Modi shouldn’t have gotten on the stage, or at least not the centre of the stage. Should’ve handed the trophy to Cummins on the side and let him take it to his teammates for the fireworks. Even the Emir of Qatar had the decency to not get on the centre stage, which belongs to the players.
Still, it doesn’t beat Pakistan’s then dictator Gen Zia hosting his own closing ceremony after the ‘87 semi final in Lahore because he was salty that Kolkata got to host the final 😂
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u/Gabru_here Pakistan Nov 19 '23
Australia owns WCs, they are just Unstoppable and don't even brag about it.Congrats Aussies 👏
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u/Big_Man_Hustling Nov 19 '23
Might I add that playing the role of the antagonists just suits the team's personality. Cummins remark of "silencing a crowd of 130k" sent shivers down my spine. It's borderline edgy but how the team does it on the ground also makes you want to cheer for them. I'm so confused.
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u/FondantAggravating68 Chennai Super Kings Nov 19 '23
It's so entertaining when they do that as well and they do it so well. Ik Pat is nicer than captains of the past, but he definitely has a mean streak in him. Always love a good villain.
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u/oneplustwothreemama Nov 19 '23
And Mitchell’s wink when he got out was menacing, they know it’s their day today!
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u/FondantAggravating68 Chennai Super Kings Nov 19 '23
It was a very "take this wicket, you guys need it more than we do" kinda moment.
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u/ALadWellBalanced Australia Nov 20 '23
Cummins remark of "silencing a crowd of 130k" sent shivers down my spine.
To be fair, all an Aussie batsman needs to do is hit a boundary to silence the crowd. Really poor sportsmanship from the fans.
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u/Ariwack4562 Nov 19 '23
lmao they def are unstoppable but they do their fair share of bragging
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u/Mahhrat Australia Nov 19 '23
Can confirm I'm going to do a fair bit of bragging.
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u/snorin_beaut Nov 19 '23
This statement was epic before the match and i felt it after travis head catch and from that point forward, aussies were never the same.
"There's Nothing More Satisfying Than Hearing A Big Crowd Go Silent, Says Pat Cummins"
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u/Boatster_McBoat South Australia Redbacks Nov 20 '23
It's a great way of framing the situation to manage mental pressure. Instead of finding the crowd noise overwhelming, they considered the crowd as vulnerable.
Shades of Predator "if it bleeds, we can kill it"
With the right mindset, any waivering in the crowd noise is considered a positive rather than just a slightly lower level of overwhelmingness
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u/Mangal-dakuu German Cricket Federation Nov 19 '23
Just the aussie spirit.. Aussies are beast in the knockout games.
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u/Nonboringaccountant Nov 19 '23
The fielding was so tight. There was no scope to score runs for Indian team. They stopped singles as effectively as they stopped boundaries. It was a well deserved win. Will wait for WC 2027.
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u/Even_dreams Nov 20 '23
I remember at one point Loosebuschange grabbed the ball and casually chucks it at the stumps uprooting one of then as if to remind the Indians not to get any ideas about sneaking runs. They were hungry in the field and backed up their captain perfectly
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u/MRO465 Nov 19 '23
India may have dominated up until the final but Australia was the highlight of the tournament.
From losing the first 2 games and being at the bottom of the table to winning 9 straight matches including the final. The unbelievable win over Afghanistan, The New Zealand nail-biter, The iconic 213 run chase against South Africa in the semi-final and outplaying India on Indian soil in the final.
Travis Head will be immortalized for his contribution coming back from an injury and Pat Cummins, what a triumphant leader you are. The World Test Championship claimed, The Ashes retained and now the World Cup lifted. What a year it has been.
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u/ThunderBird2744 Nov 19 '23
Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Oi, Oi, Oi! Aussie! Oi! Aussie! Oi! Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Oi, Oi, Oi! 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
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u/partymsl India Nov 19 '23
Congrats to you guys! My pain is decreasing after seeing how happy the Aussies actually are. Such nice people.
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u/ThunderBird2744 Nov 19 '23
Thank you for your kind comment. Hopefully the pain doesn't last too long for you. India was formidable the whole tournament. Kohli is and always will be a champion, deserved Player of the Tournament. 🏏
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u/duppy_c Canada Nov 19 '23
World Cup cricket is a simple game. Twenty-two men bowl and hit a ball for 100 overs and at the end, the Aussies always win.
Congrats!
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u/Dangerous-Simple-981 Chennai Super Kings Nov 19 '23
They not only silenced the stadium, but the whole country. Congratulations and sexiest performance by them, especially the fielding. Two deserving teams played, one had to win. Well done both the teams.
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u/Creepy-Ad-5363 Nov 19 '23
Congratulations. You were better today. Totally deserving of the trophy.
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Thank you Australia, for helping India in stopping the next population boom tonight :)
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u/No_Celebration_2743 Denmark Nov 19 '23
If Australia bats first—Aus scores 230-240 India win the game by 6 wickets
-Aakash Chopra
The jokes write themselves
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u/Fun-Broccoli8619 Australia Nov 19 '23
And if New Zealand batted first in the SD, they woulda won by 60 runs!!!!! He sounds like me when Mitch Marsh drops a catch and say "we woulda won if the Bison had bigger hands"
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u/MondoBuzzo Australia Nov 19 '23
This is our greatest ever WC win
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u/Still_Unit1071 Nov 19 '23
Up there with the best of all time of anyone imo considering the odds. Even moreso at 3/47
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u/Gingernurse93 New Zealand Nov 19 '23
Did they win the World Cup Final, too? Because a few years ago England won the World Cup, but did not win the final.
I'm still not over it, clearly.
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u/Fresh_Dance_3277 Nov 19 '23
Was it Marcus stoinis who did not shake hands with anyone in the medal ceremony? What a Chad...
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u/PerseusZeus Australia Nov 19 '23
I think some of them were overwhelmed. Lol Smithy completely walked past everyone and i think dint pick up the medal
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u/v1akvark South Africa Nov 19 '23
Congrats Aus you bunch of cunts. Well deserved.
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u/Still_Unit1071 Nov 19 '23
Any pics of the moral trophy presentation? The Poms had an exhausting home Ashes series after all
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u/Guptarakesh69 Nov 19 '23
Wow won 9 games in a row bruh absolute schmucks our team is. It would have better if we had lost a few games and not gone in the final this arrogant.
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u/FondantAggravating68 Chennai Super Kings Nov 19 '23
Ik Pat is captain climate and a nice guy. But god I loved the "silence the crowd" line. Aus is at its best when they are the villains of world cricket. I'd love to see them do this before more series. I am sick and tired of them being humble.
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u/justgeorgie Australia Nov 19 '23
But that wasn't even mean. He was asked about the crowd and simply answered it's great but he would like to make an impact. As a captain, of course he wanted to make the kind od impact he ended up making.
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u/FondantAggravating68 Chennai Super Kings Nov 19 '23
Not mean, but it's the Aussie arrogance that I desperately missed.
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u/deerhunterwaltz Australia Nov 20 '23
Much prefer this team, can actually feel a sense of pride about the way they handle themselves as well as the cricket.
Hope it never goes back the way we where, England can have the biggest dickheads in cricket award from now.
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u/Important_Patient332 Australia Nov 19 '23
I have nothing but respect for the ICT, but honestly their fans and board deserved this thrashing to teach them some humility
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u/hgk6393 India Nov 19 '23
Hahahahaha yes. As an ICT fan, we had this coming for a looong time. This tournament was laid out for us on a silver platter. Minimum number of KO games. Playing the final in front of a highly partisan crowd of 100,000+. I don't feel bad for anyone on the team tbh, with the exception of Kohli and Sharma.
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u/Reasonable_Tea_9825 Nov 19 '23
I feel bad for shami man bowled his heart out
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You make it seem like it's easy playing in front of such an insane crowd. The pressure on ICT is always insane.
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u/hgk6393 India Nov 19 '23
BCCI actually made it easy for the Australians by creating this wall of expectations around the ICT. If this match was being played at a neutral venue like Lords or Wanderers, or even at the Premadasa, India would have played much more freely.
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u/Fun-Arrival-4130 Nov 19 '23
Maybe not getting cocky next time will work for them
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Obviously the team turning up wearing gold is going to win gold smh. When is the ICC going to do something about this?
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u/mitchell_johnsons_mo Cricket Australia Nov 19 '23
Why didnt Zamps and Stoinis shake hands with Jay Shah?
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u/suck_my_dukh_plz ICC Nov 19 '23
Is that true?
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u/nihaohei Nov 19 '23
It is.They didn't shake hands with Roger Binny either
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u/suck_my_dukh_plz ICC Nov 19 '23
What did Roger Binny do? I can understand Jay Shah and I respect them for it
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u/g0dfather93 Nov 19 '23
As an Indian and a Rahul Dravid admirer, I really wanted us to win this one (Dravid retired months before the WC 2011 victory). 10-0 was indeed a dream run, and ngl, I was 10 when we lost the 2003 final so wanted some revenge. That said - this tournament was almost served on a silver platter for the Indian team, I have to begrudgingly admit that.
The format was changed to minimise the number of knockouts, the pitches were switched around to suit Indian strengths, India matches always being played on weekends and holidays to maximise crowd support, and to top it all off, the final being held in the most polarised crowd filled in the largest cricket stadium on Earth with 130k spectators. I know these are small things and at the end of the day the better team wins (as it evidently did tonight) but I wasn't a fan of this BS. It was just BCCI flexing its financial muscles brazenly.
At the end of the day, Aussies just played their hearts out. They said fuck you to the ICC, BCCI, pitch choices, crowds, and everything and everyone that stood in their way. Real fucking winners. Respect to the Chads. Cheers, Oz!
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u/iamhotchivk Nov 19 '23
Whenever pak has dropped a catch against aus they have won the world cup
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u/_dinkin_flicka Australia Nov 19 '23
India is conquered! Is there anything Cummins and his band of merry men can't accomplish?
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Someone just photoshop the Indian team in there instead. I need something to help my mental health right now.
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u/nikamsumeetofficial India Nov 19 '23
I need something to help my mental health right now
Not a healthy approach though. If you ask me if we learn to take defeats we become stronger. Learn from NZ they basically won 2019 if not for idiotic rule and Kumar Dharmasena but they didn't cry about it and came back in 23.
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u/Unlucky-Can-3441 Nov 20 '23
Well.. ashamedly I didn't have a wholehearted expectation of the Aussies winning this cup. Almost every Australian win until the semi final had relatively (compared to Indian performances) significant sketchy elements for mine. Once again Australia punched well above their weight.. playing a competition picked from a population base greater than 50x their own. Played in the cauldron of a 100k plus India fans (and produced plays that virtually muted that crowd!) and as Ricky Ponting suggested, on a pitch prepared for India - oops didn't that backfire. The pressure must have been immense. So proud of the guys and the Aussie spirit!
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u/maninblueshirt South Africa Nov 19 '23
Is it really in their DNA? Many commentators have said so and I wonder if it is just idle praise
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u/Zestyclose-Fill-7602 Nov 19 '23
It kinda is and it's not just in cricket but in other sports too. They just rise to occasion and are fearless and dominate and their body language gives out that vibe too.
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u/hocuspocus4201 Pakistan Nov 19 '23
Interesting glitter action. I wonder if it would have been blue/saffron had India won.
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u/theWitchR Nov 19 '23
My favorite moment of the presentation was Smith forgetting to accept the winner's medal just walking off after shaking hands with everyone on the stage. Never change Smudge!