Aakash Chopra reveals how Australia can beat India in the 2023 World Cup final

Former India cricketer turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra revealed that Australia can only defeat India in the 2023 World Cup final if any of the individual players perform brilliantly. However, India and Australia will play against each other at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, November 19.

While the Indian team are a 10-match winning streak, Australia have won their last eight games after starting their campaign with two successive defeats to India and South Africa as well.

Previewing the game in a video shared on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra said: “Australia are not the same team they used to be. They have won eight consecutive matches but they are not looking that strong. My understanding is that they can only win based on individual brilliance. The team is not going to win together. There are only three players – Mitchell Marsh, David Warner and Glenn Maxwell. If one of the three players goes absolutely mad and berserk, this team can trouble you, especially while batting first.”

Meanwhile, Australia opener David Warner (528), Marsh (426) and Glenn Maxwell (398) are the top three run-getters in the tournament as well. All of them have scored well, with Maxwell scoring an outstanding strike rate of 150.18 as well. On the other hand, Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith have played well and batted at strike rates of 75.62 and 81.86 respectively in the ongoing World Cup 2023 as well.

“The pitch is looking slightly slow to me. It will assist the spinners. The Indian team will not make any changes. The problem with this team (Australia) is that Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne have not looked in great form. Travis Head is still a real threat in the first innings, but I don’t think he will score runs in the second innings. Jasprit Bumrah has never dismissed David Warner to date but he will do that. I am bullish about India’s chances,” Aakash Chopra concluded.