TOSS TIME: Australian skipper Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bowl first in the 50-over World Cup final in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Both Australia and Indian skipper Rohit Sharma have retained the same team that won the semi-finals. “The pitch looks like a bit dry and wanted to bowl first. Dew is one factor and it’s quite dewy in the night at this venue,” said Cummins as Australia target their sixth World Cup title in their eighth final. Indian skipper Rohit Sharma said he would have batted first if he had won the toss. “Big game and want to put the runs on the board. It’s going to be amazing and it is the biggest occasion in terms of cricketing events. We got to stay nice and calm.” Rohit added. Teams: India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj. Australia: Travis Head, David Warner, Mitch Marsh, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis (wk), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins (captain), Adam Zampa, 11 Josh Hazlewood.
AFP