KL Rahul opens up about his regret during the 2023 WC final: ‘If I could have played till the end….’

The date of 19th November 2023 will always be a day which the Indian cricket fans will look back in agony as Australia edged India in the 2023 World Cup final at the Narendra Modi Stadium. It was obviously also tough for the Men in Blue in the middle who went so close to their 3rd World Cup crown only to have it snatched away from them.

KL Rahul who top scored for India on that day with 66, recently opened up about his regrets on not sticking through to the end of the innings.

Asked by Ravichandran Ashwin if he could go back in time to review one decision he would like to correct all over again, he said, “The World Cup final against Australia, I was stuck in the moment, whether to take down Starc or just play him as it was reversing, bowling in tough angle – in that confusing I ended up nicking it – if I could have played till the end, it could have been 30-40 more runs & probably World Cup in our hands – that is what I regret.”

India won 10 matches on the trot, and most of them rather comprehensively, before eventually falling short against Australia in the final played on 19 November at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. The brand of cricket that India played during the tournament was impressive to see but Pat Cummins and Co got the better of them on the day when it mattered the most.

While skipper Rohit Sharma produced a spellbinding charge with his 31-ball 47, the middle-order struggled to come to terms with the nature of the pitch against Australia’s bowling attack. Though fifties from Virat Kohli and Rahul took India to 240 in 50 overs, a whirlwind Travis Head century (137) helped Australia romp to a six-wicket win and their sixth World Cup title.

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