Last Update on: November 19th, 2023 at 10:24 am
Steve Smith has spoken on Australia qualifying for the ICC World Cup final for the record 8th time, having already won the tournament 5 times. Australia made it to their eighth World Cup final as they beat South Africa in the second semi-final in Kolkata on Thursday, November 16. The Aussies have already won five World Cup titles are are gunning for their sixth.
Australia will play the final against India at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday, November 19. They are the most consistent team in World Cups. India on the other hand, is eyeing their sixth World Cup title.
The Aussies after losing their first two games are on an 8-match winning streak leading into the final. The team has been unstoppable since they started the winning runs and have put on almost flawless performances. Glenn Maxwell’s unbeaten 201 stands out as the best individual performance that came from an Aussie against Afghanistan. The side has been playing together for the last 10 years and knows what it takes to win a World Cup.
Steve Smith who was a part of Australia’s 2015 World Cup winning squad at home is now playing his fourth World Cup. The likes of David Warner, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, and Glenn Maxwell are playing their third and all have been crucial to their team’s success.
We Are In A Good Place to Take On India: Australia’s Steve Smith
Steve Smith spoke to the ICC about what makes Australia the most consistent side in World Cups. Speaking about consistency, he said that it is something that the team has in its DNA.
“I am not sure I guess it’s on our DNA. I think the way we started in this tournament, we didn’t make a great start but we have been on a roll winning eight straight since then and we feel we are in a good place to take on India” said Smith.
The two teams are facing each other for the second time in the World Cup finals. The last time they played in the final was in 2003 when Ricky Ponting’s Australia defeated Sourav Ganguly’s India in a fairly one-sided contest in Johannesburg.
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