KL Rahul finished as India's highest run-scorer of an otherwise disappointing innings against Australia in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 final. Later, Rahul broke the record for most dismissals by an Indian wicket-keeper, set in stone two decades ago by Rahul Dravid
KL Rahul made Indian ICC Cricket World Cup history when he caught Mitchell Marsh behind the wickets off a stunning Jasprit Bumrah delivery. The Indian wicketkeeper, in doing so, collected his 17th dismissal of the tourament, breaking the record set by his current coach Rahul Dravid two decades ago during the 2003 ODI World Cup. (Match Blog | Streaming | Scorecard | Full Coverage)
Rahul also impressed with the bat in India's final against Australia in ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. He steadied the ship with 66 significant runs alongside Virat Kohli after India had lost three early wickets to the scintillating Aussie pace attack.
Earlier, India lost the toss but still got what they wanted, as Australia chose to bowl first in the titanic final of the 2023 ODI World Cup. Rohit Sharma's India are playing the same XI as their previous game against New Zealand, and the Pat Cummins-led Australians are also fielding the same team that they did in the semi-final against South Africa.
Rohit said he would have batted first if he had won the toss, which means Cummins' decision went in his favour. Cummins said dew could be a factor later on, which prompted his decision to bowl. The toss plays a key role in the final between two goliaths of world cricket.
However, in the last 12 World Cups, team that has won the toss has gone to win four times and teams that have lost the toss, have won 8 times. Most notably, India's success in the 1983 and 2011 saw them lose the toss in the two World Cup finals which they went onto win.
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