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NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli appeared to be on his way to another ODI century in the World Cup final against Australia on Sunday, but Pat Cummins
ended the hopes of the Indian icon and 130,000 plus fans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad by sending Virat back soon after he
Virat was batting on 54 off 62 balls and had added 67 runs with KL Rahul for the fourth wicket in the duo's effort to repair the Indian
innings from a concerning 81/3.But Cummins had him play one onto his stumps, while trying to defend the dug-in delivery rising on his
huddle just to acknowledge the silence that was going around the crowd (after Virat Kohli's wicket)," said Cummins after the final, which
Australia won by six wickets to claim their sixth ODI World Cup trophy.World Cup 2023 Final: Australia beat India by 6 wickets to win
record-extending sixth title"It just felt like it was one of those days where it was all made for him (Kohli) to score another hundred like
That (wicket) was satisfying," Cummins added.Interestingly, a day before the match, Cummins had mentioned about silencing the crowd."The
crowd is obviously going to be very one-sided; but in sport, there's nothing more satisfying than hearing a big crowd go silent and that's
after being asked to bat first by Australia skipper Cummins, who won the toss
Australia didn't get off to the start they wanted and slipped to 47/3
But opener Travis Head added 192 runs with Marnus Labuschagne (58) and went on to score a match-winning century (137)
WatchHow Pat Cummins silenced the Ahmedabad crowd with Aussie team's flawless performance in the finals
