Andrew McDonald reveals team meeting which changed Australia’s fate in ODI WC. Australia won their sixth ODI World Cup by defeating India by six wickets.
Australia were in trouble after losing their first two games of the ODI World Cup 2023 against India and South Africa. They needed something spectacular to turn things around, and they delivered. The Pat Cummins-led squad won nine successive matches and overcame India on the night of the final in Ahmedabad to claim their sixth ODI global title.
Meanwhile, Australia coach Andrew McDonald detailed the atmosphere in the dressing room following their back-to-back defeats at the opening of the competition.
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Despite Australia two losses, he stated that the squad never panick and maintain that they were on the correct road.
“There was a post-game gathering (following South Africa’s defeat).” But, once again, it was only to reassure us that we were on the right track. It was about saying, ‘Let’s stick to it and believe in what we’ve set out to do,’ and that it will ultimately come to fruition, even if it didn’t in the first couple of games.
“I think we’ve had moments like that when we were 0-2 in the Test series in India as well. You bring the group together and it’s really just reiterating what you set out in the first place. ” If you start pivoting at that moment, I believe it will cause fear among the group. It also suggests that your planning was maybe incorrect, and at 0-2 in a nine-match World Cup, now is not the time to toss the baby out with the bath water. “It was simply a time to say, ‘OK, let’s get moving,'” McDonald explained on SEN Whateley.
Notably, Australia was in command for the majority of the summit showdown. Rohit Sharma got the Men in Blue off to a flying start, but after he gone. Things prove tricky for India, who were bowl out for 240 runs. The Indian pacers startwell with the ball, as the Kangaroos were 47/3 at one point. Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne stitched a 192-run combination to enable Australia win the prized championship.
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