Australia won the toss and elected to bowl first in the World Cup final

India and Australia face each other in the final match of the World Cup in Ahmedabad. The two teams are going up against each other in the final after twenty years. In 2003, despite reaching the finals, Team India’s dreams were shattered in Johannesburg. Ponting-Martin’s great batting ended the hope of winning the world. Even if the crown of the best did not rise in Nelson Mandela’s country, today Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have the opportunity to take revenge in Gandhi’s land.

Team India has been unstoppable in the tournament so far. They are undefeated in ten consecutive matches in group stage and semi-final. India’s rival Australia, who is in great rhythm, has also given good cricket in the competition. They also won eight matches in a row. Today, the cricket-loving crowd is waiting for the battle at 22 yards of Narendra Modi Stadium.

Australia won the toss today and Pat Cummins chose to bowl first.

Comments of the two captains after winning the toss

Rohit Sharma: I would have batted first. Looks like a good pitch, big game put runs on the board. It’s going to be amazing, every time we play here, the crowd comes out in large numbers. The biggest occasion in the cricketing event. We have to stay nice and calm. It’s a dream come true to be captaining the team in the final. I know what lies in front of us. We need to play well and get the result. You have to make the right decisions on the field. That’s something we’ve done consistently in the last 10 games. We are playing the same team.

Pat Cummins: We are gonna have a bowl first. Looks like a dry wicket. Dew is a factor. It gets better to bat on. Tough start to the tournament, haven’t really put a foot wrong ever since. It’s all set up perfectly. We’ve played these guys a lot. Same team as the semi-final.

India vs Australia Playing XI

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj

Australia: Travis Head, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis (wk), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins (c), Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood