The explosive details of the CPI 2023 World Cup final between India and Australia disclosed, involving the head coach Rahul Dravid and the star drummer Virat Kohli, but Kl Rahul ended up becoming the villain of the loss at the Narendra Moda stadium packed in Ahmedabad.
India experienced a good start thanks to the rapid 47 of Captain Rohit Sharma of only 31 balls after Australia invited the hosts to beat first after winning the draw in Ahmedabad. But once Rohit fell, India’s sleeves slowed down and the pressure was already excessive.
Virat Kohli and Kl Rahul The slow rhythm cost India the World Cup trophy !!
Virat Kohli and Kl Rahul were responsible for stabilizing the sleeves after the first counters, and they established a solid partnership to anchor the sleeves of India. Kohli made 54 and Rahul at the top with 66, but for a long section between the 10th and 38th Overs, India could only reach two limits.
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This slow round of Kohli and Rahul hurt India badly because they ended up publishing only 240 points on the table after being overthrown in the final. The pursuit of Australia also slipped to 47 for 3 in the first seven Overs. But Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne sewn a brilliant stand of 192 points to break the hope of India to win the title in front of the local crowd.
The head broke a winner of 137 points, while Labuschagne played the perfect support role with an undefeated 58. The head lost its counter when Australia only needed two points to win, but Glenn Maxwell ended him on the very next ball. Australia raised the trophy with a six gates victory and 42 balls to lose against India.
Don’t tell us how to play: Virat Kohli’s heated response to Rahul Dravid in the ICC 2023 World Cup final revealed
Now, after two years, a journalist from Revsportz said that it was not only KL Rahul but also Virat Kohli who was just as responsible for the heartbreaking loss of India in the final of the 2023 ICC World Cup. His revelations suggested that Kohli and Rahul Dravid were not on the same wavelength, and the latter was doing his own thing.
In the middle of India’s sleeves, Rahul Dravid, as the journalist claimed, sent a message to Kl Rahul and Kohli via an Indian wardrobe player.
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The message of the Indian locker room was: “At the speed at which we are playing at the moment, we are a little slow. We should be a little faster. ” It left the strikers irritated, and Virat Kohli would have retaliated with: “Don’t tell us how to play. We know what we are doing. “
During the World Cup final in 2023, someone from the locker room sent a message to Virat Kohli to play faster, but he replied: “Don’t tell us what to do”.
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Kl Rahul faces heat, Virat Kohli escapes the backlash
The comment would have reached Rahul Dravid and the support staff, arousing silent tensions in the Indian camp. While Kohli and Rahul were in the fold, it was the karnataka striker who bore the weight of criticism after the heartbreaking defeat of India.
Cricket fans have triggered a storm of abuse, accusing it of hitting too slowly and letting the required rate climb. Kohli, also despite a score at a modest pace, faced much fewer. However, Rahul took criticism personally and promised to work on the faults of his game.
