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Team India suffered a disappointing defeat in the final of the World Test Championship against Australia at The Oval as they suffered a 209-run defeat in the title clash. This marked India’s second consecutive defeat in the final of the tournament, having suffered a seven-wicket loss against New Zealand two years earlier. India struggled with their batting in both innings of the game against Australia, being bowled out for 234 chasing a mammoth target of 444 after resuming on 164/3 on the final day.
@SGanguly99 Ask some bitter questions to Rahul Dravid…
Rahul Dravid gave an emotional reply
And then in the end Dada patted Dravid on the back..
He has been like this…He will put his hand on the shoulder but ask tough questions..#Leader pic.twitter.com/VToWJAVo6Y— Saurabh Desai (@sau_desai) June 11, 2023
Australia dominated the entire five-day Test match, posting a formidable score of 469 in the first innings and bowling the Indian team out for 296. If not for the contributions of Ajinkya Rahane (89) and Shardul Thakur (51), the situation could have been worse for India. The Aussies continued their impressive run to post 270/8 as the Indian pacers failed to make an impact.
After the defeat, Team India head coach Rahul Dravid was questioned about his satisfaction with the team’s preparations for the final. Apart from Cheteshwar Pujara, all the players of the Indian team had participated in the 2023 Indian Premier League and reached England less than two weeks before the start of the WTC final.
“As a coach, I will never be satisfied with the preparations. However, I understand the reality and accept it. The schedules are extremely tight and tight. These players know that if they come here three weeks before the tour If so, they are playing from two sides.” game, they will be better prepared,” expressed a clearly disappointed Dravid during an interview on Star Sports.
“But we don’t have that luxury. The circumstances don’t allow it. We have to make the best of what we have. No excuses, no complaints. I just want to congratulate Australia on their win in the final. He did better.” India’s head coach said, us in all five days.
