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India star Virat Kohli might end up on the losing side but he left no stone unturned to win a million hearts after the ODI World Cup final against Australia at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday.

After the six-wicket defeat, Kohli gifted his jersey to his Royal Challengers Bangalore teammate Glenn Maxwell and gave him a tight hug. Indian players looked dejected after missing out on the third World Cup title in front of an electric home audience at the world's largest cricket stadium.

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Kohli played a crucial hand with his knock of 54 as India posted a total of 240. He was a bit unlucky to get dismissed by skipper Pat Cummins. He tried to defend the ball but the angle of the bat turned out to be fatal for him. An inside edge changed the course of the ball straight to the stumps.

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On a tough batting surface, skipper Rohit Sharma (47 in 31 balls, with four boundaries and three sixes), Virat Kohli (54 in 63 balls, with four boundaries) and KL Rahul (66 in 107 balls, with one four) posted important knocks.

Mitchell Starc (3/55) was the pick of the bowlers for Australia. Skipper Pat Cummins (2/34) and Josh Hazlewood (2/60) also bowled well. Adam Zampa and Glenn Maxwell got a wicket each.

While chasing 241, India had the Aussies down at 47/3. Knocks from Travis Head (137 in 120 balls, with 15 fours and four sixes) and Marnus Labuschagne (58 in 110 balls, with four boundaries) left the Indian team without answers and guided them to a six-wicket win.

The World Cup finalists will now compete in a five-match T20I series which will begin on Thursday in Visakhapatnam.

(With ANI inputs)