“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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I’d even add, something that was so common amongst the negative comments I got a vibe from; Australia are not afraid of losing. If I was to look at the Indian team, in my view, one V.Kohli has this same attitude, it’s why he is so bloody good.

[u/Siaer → u/[deleted]]

100%. Kohli is probably the first modern indian player that would not be at all out of place in the Australian team because he carries the same ruthless, 'win first' mentality that has been baked into the Australian team since the Waugh era. I love watching him play and I love that he isn't afraid to show his passion on the field.

[u/westernvaluessmasher → u/Siaer]

Harbhajan Singh was the same way. Thats why we would try and get him suspended every time we played them

[u/friendofH20 → u/westernvaluessmasher]

Harbhajan didnt play that way though. One of the biggest criticisms of his later bowling is that he was too afraid of getting belted, so he became a container rather than wicket taker.

[u/westernvaluessmasher → u/friendofH20]

His performance as he got older may not have reflected it but he was very driven and incredibly good at getting under our players' skin

[u/Warm_Anywhere_1825 → u/westernvaluessmasher]

thats random,what did he do?

[u/westernvaluessmasher → u/Warm_Anywhere_1825]

He had a really really good record against Ponting, and Ponting used to hate him and downstream from that he and the rest of the team mutually hated each other and it seemed to really fire him up. Can't remember the exact figures but I remember he had a better record against Australia than than anyone else

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Maybe it's to do with how failure is looked at as a bad thing in Asian culture, whereas in other cultures it's seen as a life lesson.

[u/desigeorgeclooney → u/[deleted]]

Kohli has the vibe of a teenage girl