- By Himanshu Badola
- Sun, 19 Nov 2023 10:05 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
India vs Australia, World Cup 2023 Final: India and Australia are set to be up against each other in the final of ODI World Cup 2023 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, November 19.
Ahead of the mouth-watering title clash, ICC announced the star-studded commentary panel featuring the likes of Ravi Shastri, and Harsha Bhogle with former players like Dinesh Karthik and Ricky Ponting also featuring in the list.
Shastri was on commentary when India last lifted the World Cup at home in 2011 as his iconic lines 'Dhoni finishes off in style, India lift the World Cup after 28 years' were etched in the history books. Noted India smashed a memorable six over long-on against to give India a monumental World Cup win after 28 years.
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Shastri has been on commentary for most of the time when Indian cricket achieved something big including the World T20 win in 2007.
Harsha Bhogle was on commentary when MS Dhoni led the Men in Blue to the Champions Trophy triumph in England in 2013.
The legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar also features in the enormous list along with the previous World Cup-winning captain with England Eoin Morgan.
World Cup Final Commentary Panel
Kass Naidoo, Ravi Shastri, Ricky Ponting, Ian Smith, Sanjay Manjrekar, Aaron Finch, Nasser Hussain, Harsha Bhogle, Dinesh Karthik, Matthew Hayden, Eoin Morgan, Ian Bishop, Shane Watson, Sunil Gavaskar, and Mark Howard will bring world-class coverage to screen across the world for the final of the showpiece event.
The tournament in India has been spectacular to watch and has witnessed a number of memorable performances with both bat and the ball as players make it a tournament to remember.
Talking about the match, India will be heading the final as a favorite, having been the most consistent side in the tournament.
India topped the group stage with nine wins out of their nine league matches before they defeated New Zealand by 70 runs in the first semi-final at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
India, who will be in action in their fourth final will be aiming to create history with their third World Cup victory.
On the other hand, Australia didn't start the tournament well and lost their first two matches before bouncing back to win the remaining eight games.
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They got the better of in-form South Africa in the second semi-final by three wickets at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata to make it to their record eight final.
Pat Cummins will be keen to join the elite list of Aussie skippers by winning the sixth World Cup title.