There’s a sense of irony that Pat Cummins’ group is all that stands in the best way of a leviathan India emulating the World Cup feats of Australia’s golden period, writes Andrew Wu.
Solely 12 months in the past, Australia’s failure at a house Twenty20 World Cup reignited the feud between the present group and the greats from the Nineties and 2000s stemming from Justin Langer’s exit as coach. Now, the legacies of the 2 Australian sides, 20 years aside, go on the road towards a superstar-studded India group that for all their expertise and offfield may and energy haven’t received an ICC trophy – within the males’s and girls’s recreation – since 2011.
Legacies on the road: David Warner takes on South Africa within the World Cup semi-final.Credit score: Getty
On the largest stage doable, each actually and metaphorically, on the 132,000-capacity stadium named in honour of India’s Prime Minister in Ahmedabad, Rohit Sharma’s all-conquering males stand on the cusp of greatness – and failure. There is no such thing as a in between.
Victory would see India change into the primary group since Ricky Ponting’s dominant sides of 2003 and 2007 to undergo a complete World Cup marketing campaign undefeated.
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