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New Delhi:That was an over that was tinged with tragedy for India, and sadness, exclaimed acclaimed commentator Harsha Bhogle after Australian batsman Travis Head took Jasprit Bumrah, the leader of Indias pace attack, to the cleaners in the 28th over of the run chase in the ICC World Cup cricket final...
Left with only 78 runs to defend, Rohit Sharma threw the roll of the dice to stem Head, who was ensuring that there was no tomorrow for the rival team and its fans present both inside and outside the Ahmedabad stadium...
It was a moment of sadness for the Indian fans as their team, which played a bold and brave cricket up until the final, did not actually turn up on the biggest stage. It was a tragedy as well..
In this World Cup, he single-handedly finished the games against Pakistan and Afghanistan, while the tricky surfaces in the matches against New Zealand and England could not stop his blitzkrieg...
In the semi-final against New Zealand, while the world was hooked on Kohlis 50th ODI century, Iyer did not let New Zealand recover from the initial onslaught of Rohit and Gill to power India to 397..
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