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WATCH: Cricket fans offer milk to posters of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in Pune
Team India has locked horns against five-time world champions Australia for their final game of the ODI World Cup 2023 on November 19 at the iconic Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad. Notably, both teams have given great performances on the league stage before winning the games in the semi-finals. Notably, Rohit Sharma & Co. have defeated New Zealand in their semi-final game by 70 runs.
However, ahead of the final game, a wonderful video went viral that spotted that a few fans were pouring down milk on the posters of India captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli ahead of the showdown. Notably, the videos show the craze for cricket in the country. The clip has gone viral with a plethora of great comments and appreciation.
Speaking about the game here, Australia skipper Pat Cummins won the toss and invited the hosts to bat first. Meanwhile, India’s skipper Rohit Sharma also wanted to bat first only at Ahmedabad’s pitch in the final game. It was a dream moment for Rohit Sharma to captain the final game of the ODI World Cup.
It’s a dream come true to be captaining the team in the final: Rohit Sharma
“I would have batted first. Looks a good pitch, big game, put runs on the board. It’s going to be amazing, everytime we play here, the crowd come 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 got 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,” Rohit Sharma said at the toss.
Teams:
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj
Australia (Playing XI): Travis Head, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis(w), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins(c), Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
Watch the full video here:
Fans offering milk to posters of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in Pune. pic.twitter.com/sp3MwrT6Gp
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) November 19, 2023