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NEW DELHI: Mohammed Siraj couldn't hold back his tears after Australia scored the winning runs to win the ICC World Cup on Sunday
India skipper Rohit Sharma rushed out of the field with welled-up eyes
In the end, after a six-wicket defeat in the final, the Indian team was an emotional wreck, as head coach Rahul Dravid revealed after the
was tough to see as a coach because I know how hard these guys have worked, what they have put in, the sacrifices they have made," said
Dravid, who was part of the team that lost the 2003World Cup final to Australia
"It's tough to see...because you get to know these boys personally, you get to see the effort they put in, the hard work that we have put in
over the last month, the kind of cricket we have played," said the batting legend.Despite half-centuries by Virat Kohli (54) and KL Rahul
(66), India could only put up 240 on the board after being asked to bat first by Australia skipper Pat Cummins, who won the toss
Australia beat India by 6 wickets, win record-extending 6th title | World Cup 2023 Final | INDvsAUSIndia's bowling, which had been the talk
of the town in their 10 consecutive wins before losing in the final, had no answer to the skills of Australia opener Travis Head, who scored
a 120-ball 137 to take his team to victory with seven overs to spare
Head added 192 runs with Marnus Labuschagne (58) after Australia's run-chase started on the wrong note, losing three wickets for just 47
"That's sport...It can happen, and the better team won on the day," Dravid added
"I am sure that the sun will come up tomorrow morning
We will learn from it, we will reflect and we will move on, as will everyone else
I mean that is what you do as sportsman
You have some great highs in sport, and you have some lows in sport
You don't stop, because if you don't put yourself on the line, you don't put yourself in games like these, you don't experience the great
highs, and neither do you experience the great lows
They defeated New Zealand in the semi-final, but couldn't put it across the Aussies who were clinical in all three departments on the day
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