Delhi leg-spinner, who shot to fame with great show in IPL and helped script Delhi’s run to semis in the recent Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, talks about how IPL stint with KKR boosted his confidence and how he remains focussed on the longer format

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Pat Cummins and Marnus Labuschagne relish snatching away the noise of the crowd through their performance in Cricket World Cup final

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India team head coach Rahul Dravid attributes India’s loss to Australian bowlers’ ability to stem the flow of fours with smart bowling, which included straighter lines and use of the long boundary

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India become first team in last four editions to not win Cricket World Cup as host nation; Australia chase 241-run target in 43 overs as Travis Head scores 137 and Marnus Labuschagne makes 66

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Smart rotation of bowlers, top-notch fielding that cut off doubles and tight lengths help Australia make India batsmen work hard in the last 40 overs, which saw just 160 runs and eight wickets

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Both teams unchanged from semi-final; India captain Rohit Sharma says his wish to bat first has been granted

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Australia cricket team captain Pat Cummins says that his boys will embrace the pressure created by the crowd and will not get overwhelmed

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India and Australia, the two in-form teams, take on each other at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad in the World Cup final on Sunday; while India are favourites, Australia would want to start well with the ball to put pressure

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