“Bizarre Statement”: Gautam Gambhir Slams “Best Team Didn’t Win” World Cup Final

Former India opener Gautam Gambhir countered that the best team didn’t win the World Cup 2023 Final. He described such statement as “bizarre” and emphasized that the league stage standings didn’t matter. Australia won the World Cup 2023 trophy by 6 wickets against India in the final clash at the Narendra Modi Stadium on November 19.

The India remained unbeaten leading team till the World Cup final match in the tournament but failed to win against Australia in the last clash. Team India failed to secure the World Cup 2023 title in front of a home crowd after 12 years.

Gautam Gambhir says, “one of the bizzare statements that I heard”

When talking to Sportskeeds, Gautam Gambhir emphasized that the team that played the best cricket emerged as the workd champion in cricket. Gambhir also stated that the winner of the tournament was determined by the performance in the knockout matches.

“A lot of people might not like it. I heard some of the experts saying that the best team has not gone on to win the World Cup. That’s absolutely not true. That’s one of the bizarre statements that I have heard. It’s actually the best team that has won the World Cup. Let’s be honest,” Gambhir told Sportskeeda.

“India won 10 matches and were in very good form, so they were favorites. But Australia had also won eight games in a row after losing the first two. Only the best team wins the World Cup. You cannot define it that way – that India won 10 matches but played one poor game. The reality is the semi-final and the final were the knockout matches. It did not matter whether you finished first or fourth [in the league stage],” he added.

Let’s not run away from reality: Gambhir

Gautam Gambhir remarked that winning 6 league matches is very easy, but securing victories in both the crucial knockout matches is a challenging feat. He emphasized the importance of acknowledging reality and India’s fabulous performance in the final.

“It is easy to win six out of eight league matches. Winning two out of two when you know any mistake can cost you is difficult. Let’s accept it that the best team has gone on to win the World Cup. India did not play well, let’s not run away from reality,” Gautam Gambhir concluded.

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