Indian Ace Pacer Mohammad Shami Highlights One Key Reason Why India Lost ODI World Cup Final

Team India achieved an unbelievable high in the T20 World Cup 2024 when they beat South Africa by 7 runs in the final at Barbados to be crowned World Champions for the first time in 13 years. As India won their first World Cup since 2011 the country was elated. However that elation could have come six months before as there is no secret that India heartbreakingly lost the ODI World Cup 2023 final against Australia at home.

India's star player in the ODI World Cup and ace pacer Mohammad Shami recently opened up and highlighted the one key reason why India lost the 2023 ODI World Cup final against Australia. 

Mohammad Shami reveals reason behind India's ODI World Cup final loss

Mohammad Shami reflected on India's ODI World Cup campaign and admitted that their was an air of invincibility around the team entering into the finals as they had won 10 games in a row. However, against the final despite cruising at one point Shami revealed that the key reason why India lost the finals were Australian batter Marnus Labuschagne and Travis Head playing wonderful innings. 

Shami believed that India losing the ODI World Cup final was written and there's not much they could have done. 

“Even in 2023, you wouldn’t have heard anyone say that India will lose. When we had 80 runs in the first 10 overs, the feeling (of invincibility) was the same as it was when we had nabbed three wickets in the beginning. There were no doubts on if India are winning the World Cup or not. But then luck didn't side with us and you can't go against what's been written," said Mohammad Shami.

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Mohammad Shami said that India learned from their experience in the ODI World Cup and carried that into the T20 World Cup 2024 and was the reason they managed to win the tournament playing invincible.

“I’d felt the same watching this World Cup. I was feeling the same watching it from the outside, as I was on the ground that day. In 2023, when we won 10 games in a row, all the teams were thinking how to beat India. When that happens, we should pray. When you make a mountain out of a molehill that sows doubts and overconfidence. I think the boys showed great patience this time around,” said Mohammad Shami. 

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Mohammad Shami is recovering from his injury and will soon make his comeback. He missed the IPL and T20 World Cup due to injury.