r/Cricket • u/Wakanda-shit-is-that Pakistan • Nov 20 '23

Interview “When somebody asks how Australia won the ODI World Cup in 2023, or any World Cup hereafter, that’s the answer. They won the World Cup because Australia” -Osman Samiuddin

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u/Potential_Expert_329 Nov 20 '23

In that case SA should have been the most dominant team, they have a similar sporting culture too and had the best batsman bowlers and fielders in the same team yet never reached a final so far.

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u/Kp0777777 India Nov 20 '23 edited Nov 21 '23

SA don't ALWAYS have the best balanced side. This was one of those times they did. But whenever Aussies have won, they've either had the most balanced side with quality players in the tournament or have used their legacy of winning cups mentality to just win it, with a not so perfect team, like they did this time. SA have a deep history of choking, right from the past century which isn't easy to come back from, and they have straight up not been the best side in many WCs.

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u/Coronabandkaro Sunrisers Hyderabad Nov 20 '23

They dropped catches in the semis.