New Delhi: Indian and Australian teams are scheduled to take part in a dinner party organized by the BCCI, on the Sabarmati river in Ahmedabad.
The dinner is planned to take place the night before the all-important finals on Sunday, November 19, to give the players of both the teams, much-needed time off.
Rohit Sharma with Pat Cummins ahead of the Final. #RohitSharma𓃵 #PatCummins #WorldCup2023 #WorldcupFinal #AUSvIND #LatinGRAMMY #IndiaVsAustralia pic.twitter.com/SZasy2hyKG
— Bharat 🇮🇳❣️ (@AdarshPrat78390) November 18, 2023
Indian skipper Rohit Sharma and Australian skipper Pat Cummins will also be taking a detour to the Atal foot-over bridge at the Sabarmati front, to give them an extended view of the city’s aesthetics.
The players will be served authentic Gujrat snacks, alongside their 5-star dinner to give them a taste of the local flavours.
The #CWC23 bandwagon reaches it’s final spot as #TeamIndia‘s quest to attain the ultimate glory is one hurdle away in 5-time champions, mighty Australia! 💪🏻
Tune-in to the Finals #INDvAUS
SUN, NOV 19th, 12:00 PM Onwards | Star Sports Network #CWCFinalOnStarSports pic.twitter.com/2cdXSEV1t8— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) November 17, 2023
Interestingly, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah are confirmed to be the spectators of the ICC World Cup 2023 final, which will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
Other famous celebrities and former players like Amitabh Bachchan, MS Dhoni, Kapil Dev, etc., are also reported to be in the audience during the finals.
BCCI has also planned for a star-studded closing ceremony before the finals, and famous American singer Dua Lipa is scheduled to lead the ceremony, as per the reports.
Road to finals
The greatest glory is just 1 win away….!!! 🇮🇳pic.twitter.com/xsRE8ySVmc
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) November 18, 2023
Both the Indian team and the Australian team are considered the most deserving finalists by the fans as both are on a 10-match and 8-match winning streak, respectively, before the finals.
Rohit Sharma in practice session ahead of final.pic.twitter.com/qMSkemLxbW
— 𝙲𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖓𝖆 𝟒𝟓 🇮🇳 (@LVR_HYPER45) November 18, 2023
The Indian team took the 2019 World Cup semifinal loss revenge against the New Zealand team by beating them by 70 runs in the 2023 semifinals and making their way to the finals.
World Cup Semi-Final, 🇿🇦 vs 🇦🇺, a relatively low-scoring thriller. This was almost a flashback to the ‘99 classic. 👀
South Africa fought well, but Australia prevailed to make it to yet another WC Final! 👏
Here’s the game in 📸… pic.twitter.com/kgKrUtayij
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) November 17, 2023
On the other hand, the Australian cricket team continued their dominance over the South African team in the World Cup knockout stage by beating the South African team by 3 wickets in the semifinal 2, breaking their dreams to play their first-ever World Cup finals.
