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India finished as Runners-up at the 2023 Cricket World Cup, after losing the final to Australia by 6 wickets. This was their second loss in the finals, with their first loss also coming against Australia in 2003. This was preceded by ten consecutive wins, yet India conceded a loss as Australia won its sixth title. This was also the end of the host's win streak, which had run throughout the 2010s, started by India itself in 2011.
2023 season | |
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Coach | Rahul Dravid |
Captain | Rohit Sharma |
Ground(s) | India |
Cricket World Cup | Runners-up |
Most runs | Virat Kohli (765) |
Most wickets | Mohammed Shami (24) |
Most catches | Ravindra Jadeja (7) |
Most wicket-keeping dismissals | KL Rahul (17) (Bold indicates highest in the tournament) |
The 2023 Cricket World Cup was the 13th edition of the tournament, organized by the International Cricket Council. The tournament consisted of 48 matches and was held in India in October and November, 2023. India had participated in every world cup since the inaugural edition in 1975. This was India's fourth appearance in a World Cup final. Having won the tournament in 1983 and 2011, India had lost only once before in the finals also against Australia in 2003. As the hosts, India were amongst the favorites to win the 2023 Cricket World Cup. The Indian squad for the World Cup was led by Rohit Sharma.
In the World Cup, India won all the ten matches to finish at the top of the table in the group stage. In the semi-finals, India beat New Zealand by 70 runs before eventually losing to Australia in the finals by six wickets. Virat Kohli was the leading run scorer in the tournament with 765 runs and was awarded the man of the tournament. Mohammed Shami was the leading wicket taker with 24 wickets.
As the hosts, India was considered favourite to win the 2023 Cricket World Cup. Their record prior to the Cup had been excellent, with a victory in the 2023 Asia Cup followed by a 2-1 win against Australia in a 3-match ODI series at home. The team for the Cup consisted of a top-heavy world-class batting line up comprising captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, K. L. Rahul and a rising star in Shubman Gill, while the middle-order, though a bit shaky, still was quite strong with Shreyas Iyer as well as vice-captain and all-rounder Hardik Pandya in good form. India also boasted of one of the strongest bowling attack among the teams participating in the Cup, consisting of the pace trio of Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj, with the spinners Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin, in a surprise return to ODI cricket as a last-minute replacement for the injured Axar Patel, complementing them. Kohli and Ashwin were the only remaining members of the Indian squad which took part and won the Cricket World Cup last held in India, back in 2011. The round-robin format, used in both 1992 as well as the previous edition, was retained for this tournament.