World Cup final 2023: India takes on Australia in battle for ODI supremacy
The HinduThe World Cup awaits its coronation. Australia last played a World Cup final on Indian soil in the 1987 edition, when Allan Border’s men prevailed over England at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens. But that brief stretch of vulnerability should enthuse the Aussies, as they hope to spoil India’s expected party at a gargantuan venue where more than a lakh will throng, eager to become part of history. That India hasn’t won any ICC silverware since the 2013 Champions Trophy title in England has been too heavy a cross to bear, and Rohit and company get a chance to end this 10-year drought. It is a unit that may not have fired in unison like India, but Australia, having won the World Cup on five occasions, surely knows what needs to be done in a summit clash.