A number of weeks following India’s devastating six-wicket defeat to Australia within the ODI World Cup 2023 last towards Australia, former pacer of Pakistan Wasim Akram accused the ‘Men in Blue’ supporters of getting declared them the winners of the esteemed competitors earlier than the host nation had performed their last match. Team India misplaced the ultimate towards Pat Cummins and co in Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium on November 19.
While talking on Star Sports, Akram accepted the truth that it was robust for the individuals of the host nation that the Men in Blue couldn’t elevate the World Cup since they had been excellent all through the match. (Sunil Gavaskar Poses At Railway Station Named Behind Sachin Tendulkar, Check Pic Here)
He then requested the tv, social media, and the followers to simply accept their errors as nicely since they already made Rohit Sharma’s facet the winner of the World Cup earlier than the ultimate sport.
“I can understand that, as a nation, it will be tough to get over it because your team played so well throughout the tournament. They won 10 matches on the trot; there was consistent. But television, social media, fans… you all already made India the winner of the World Cup. You accept your mistake too, I’m sorry. You increased the hope of the people because they were playing so well. It’s not entirely your fault. They were playing very good cricket. But it came to just one bad game. Credit goes to Australia,” Akram stated.
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Akram additional added that the followers have to maneuver on since there’s one other World Cup coming in simply six months.
“First of all, the Indian team played really well. It feels like a shock (that they lost in the final), they are down but it’s alright. I still get asked about the loss in the 1999 World Cup final. When will our fans forget this? The fans of India and Pakistan have an elephant’s memory. It’s been 30 years since we lost that final and they still ask me why I opted to bat after winning the toss. So, don’t take social media seriously; half of it is just drama. As a nation, you have to move on; there’s another World Cup coming in six months,” he added.
Recapping the match, India struggled on a troublesome batting floor after Australia elected to subject first, with fifties coming from KL Rahul (66) and Virat Kohli (54). India was bundled out for 240 of their 50 overs. In the chase of 241, Travis Head (137) and Marnus Labuschagne (58*) guided Australia to their sixth WC title at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium. (With ANI inputs)
