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00:00 This was a great final. What a team!
00:02 Mindset!
00:03 This was a match of mindset between India and Australia.
00:07 They were on the field thinking that we can do it.
00:11 We were saying that India has almost won 1-5 in all their matches.
00:17 They have never challenged anyone.
00:19 This is the way of a big team.
00:21 They came to the ground, their entire plan was sorted.
00:25 They knew what they had to do.
00:27 They came with their homework and showed a great performance.
00:31 Right from the beginning, their fielding was amazing.
00:35 They came with a champion's attitude.
00:37 After losing the first two games, people thought that they are in a bad mood.
00:43 England was also playing badly.
00:45 They were feeling that these two teams are not working in these conditions.
00:48 But they picked up from there.
00:50 They picked up from the match against Pakistan.
00:53 They reached the final and again, that winning mentality takes Australia to the top.
01:01 Let's talk about Travis Head.
01:03 The kind of game he has played, credit goes to Australia and their management.
01:08 He was injured and kept them at the back.
01:11 He took them and left.
01:12 When he got a chance, he scored a century in the first match.
01:16 He was the man of the match in the semi-final.
01:18 He played a 60-odd run in the inning.
01:22 Today, this 137, what a great knock on such a big stage.
01:28 What a great performance by Australia.
01:30 Overall, their captain told us yesterday that when we play a match in front of 1.25 lakh people,
01:38 they enjoy it.
01:40 Absolutely. He is a man of his words.
01:43 Today, he made at least 1.5 million Indians quiet.
01:47 We have seen a lot of runs scored in the last matches.
01:53 But today, we saw that they restricted the run to 240 and then to 240.
01:59 What is the reason for this?
02:01 There are only two grounds in the World Cup, Ahmedabad and Chennai.
02:07 Where 300-plus runs were not scored.
02:11 Today, it has become a bit slow.
02:15 Initially, it was said that this is not the pitch for the World Cup final.
02:20 But again, I would say that the conditions were equal for both the teams.
02:26 Especially, Australia is playing in an alien condition.
02:29 They had to control their nerves in front of so many spectators.
02:34 Again, I would say that their mindset and planning is the best.
02:40 They became the champions for the 6th time.
02:45 And the interesting thing is that they have won all the four finals since 2011-2012.
02:52 They chased the team.
02:54 Australia was ahead in chasing the team.
02:57 So, the score was very low.
02:59 But still, the way India is bowling, they didn't take any trouble.
03:04 They didn't worry at all.
03:06 They succeeded here.
03:08 I would like to tell you that in the final of the UPC test,
03:13 Travis Head bowled a 163 against India.
03:18 Here, he bowled a 137.
03:20 So, India is looking like a special enemy.
03:22 Absolutely.
03:23 Najeeb is with us.
03:24 And Zarrali has also joined us.
03:26 The way we are seeing that Australia has won today,
03:30 the biggest question has also been raised regarding the wicket and pitch.
03:33 That in the previous matches, so many runs were scored.
03:36 But we saw that not many runs were scored on this pitch.
03:39 Zia Zarrali, what would you comment on this?
03:41 And also tell us about the victory of Australia.
03:43 Liberation and Travis Head's century.
03:46 We will talk about that.
03:47 See, we were talking about the pitch in the program.
03:53 This pitch didn't deserve to be in the finals of such a big tournament.
03:57 This pitch didn't deserve to be in the finals of this tournament.
04:00 Secondly, Australia's capacity from the Gulf Press Conference to the Daws and Toss to the match.
04:07 The strip that Australia wrote and planned,
04:10 is 100% the same as you see in the result.
04:15 Their planning, their confidence,
04:17 to win the IPC Test Championship,
04:20 to win the old World Cup,
04:22 D20 World Cup, they have also won recently in 2021.
04:25 So, I think their performance in such a big event,
04:30 they have shown that confidence again today.
04:35 And then, in India, Chennai India was also a favourite.
04:39 Their team was also looking better.
04:41 But they turned it around.
04:43 And as an underdog, after coming to this finals,
04:46 they became the champions.
04:48 And in front of such a big crowd,
04:50 and the whole crowd is so supportive of you.
04:52 And they don't appreciate you so much for your performance.
04:56 Despite that, as Pat Cummins said yesterday,
05:00 how good it would be if they could get such a big crowd.
05:04 I think they have done it today.
05:06 And it's a big thing for Australia.
05:08 And Australia has proved once that why they have become the world champions so many times.
05:12 Right. So, Azhar, Lavishan was also saying that India is a team that is invincible.
05:17 So, defeating them was no less than a dream for us.
05:19 So, they have fulfilled their dream.
05:21 Australia has named itself for the 6th time in the World Cup.
05:24 Before this, the 5 times they have named themselves,
05:26 if we talk about the captain,
05:28 the captain was a batsman.
05:30 The captain now was a fast bowler.
05:32 Has this happened for the first time, Azhar?
05:34 Absolutely. I think the last two World Cups,
05:37 in 1983, Kapil Dev was the Indian captain,
05:39 he was a bowler.
05:40 And along with him, Grant Mars, who was an all-rounder,
05:43 till that time, in 1992.
05:45 But after that, all the batsmen, most of them were batsmen.
05:49 But we have to praise the batsmen,
05:51 the way they have become leaders,
05:53 the way they have become captains,
05:55 the way they have led the Australian team.
05:57 Under pressure, all the matches they have played,
06:00 to take the ashes, to take the World Cup,
06:03 whether they are bowling,
06:05 whether they are batting,
06:06 whether they are bowling,
06:07 they remain very calm, cool.
06:09 Unlike, normally fast bowlers are often seen to be aggressive.
06:13 And when pressure is put, they become very aggressive,
06:15 in which they make mistakes.
06:17 We have seen their batting,
06:19 I think he was talking about the players we have,
06:22 who have a lot of experience,
06:24 many of them have played in the World Cup.
06:26 If their batting,
06:27 if it's Libution or Travis Head,
06:29 the way they have batted,
06:31 there was a trick in it.
06:32 If we see, the strike rate of Libution was 48.9.
06:36 So this is a test strike rate.
06:38 So what would you say,
06:39 they have done a very tricky chase.
06:41 Yes, the pitch was not easy.
06:43 And this chase is just a clean out,
06:45 it's a 3-0 focus early on.
06:47 But Travis Head's mission is to play attacking.
06:50 And he also adapted.
06:52 He saw that our beach players are out.
06:54 Now it's his responsibility.
06:56 He would definitely attack in the middle,
06:58 but he played very carefully.
07:01 He played carefully and where he had to attack,
07:03 he attacked.
07:04 Libution had only one role.
07:05 He wanted to anchor,
07:06 the strike rate,
07:07 his target was not very big these days.
07:09 And if you want to play,
07:12 you have to achieve the target.
07:14 But he kept one thing simple.
07:16 He didn't put a lip at one place.
07:19 He kept one side end stopped.
07:22 So that Travis Head,
07:24 whenever he gets a chance,
07:26 he can put a boundary.
07:27 And when there is a slow total,
07:29 the wickets match you.
07:31 And today I saw in the captaincy,
07:33 that Roy Sharma,
07:34 after being out,
07:35 he gave a very easy run.
07:37 He kept getting singles easily.
07:39 When the spinners came,
07:41 you couldn't see the clip.
07:43 It didn't seem like India was going to take the wicket.
07:46 They thought that maybe they will make a mistake,
07:50 and we will get a wicket and we will be happy.
07:53 But they played a very smart wicket.
07:55 They didn't play such a long part.
07:57 In such a big match and on such a sticky wicket,
08:00 I think outstanding batting and planning,
08:02 and sticking to that plan was very important.