Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 08:24am on 18 Nov 2023,Saturday Sports
India enters the World Cup cricket final versus Australia on Sunday with several similarities to the 2003 tournament, positioning them as favorites for the title. Like in 2003, India has won 10 straight matches this World Cup. Australia mirrored India's 2003 run by losing their first two games then winning eight straight. In both years, a Rahul took over as makeshift wicketkeeper - Dravid in 2003 and KL Rahul now. Just as Sachin Tendulkar topped run scoring in 2003, Virat Kohli leads in 2023, breaking Tendulkar's record. In 2003, Australia won their third World Cup trophy; India now seeks their third. The bizarre parallels with 20 years ago point toward India hoisting the cup.
