2023 Odi World Cup

Marnus Labuschagne shares picture with ODI World Cup 2023 trophy ahead of India vs Australia Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

ICC World Cup India vs Australia: Where the historic finale will be won and lost

India have won all 10 games as they bid for a third World Cup title and second on home soil, however, if any side can stop the India juggernaut then Australia -- aiming for a record-extending sixth World Cup crown -- could be that team.

ICC World Cup Final: India's prayers ahead of historic finale against Australia

Fans organised special prayers across the country for an India win, media reports said, holding Hindu ceremonies asking for victory. Ahmedabad buzzed with excitement and anticipation, with life-size posters of Indian heroes including Virat Kohli up at local shops.

ICC World Cup 2023 Final: Aggressive Rohit ready to adapt in pursuit of World Cup glory

Sharma stressed the importance of keeping calm and staying true to the nonchalant approach that India began their campaign with against Australia in Chennai.

India vs Australia World Cup final: Cricket fans turn Narendra Modi Stadium into a 'sea of blue'

At least 70,000 or more fans who have tickets aren’t the locals and have flown in from different parts of India and a few thousand are NRIs from the UK, US, Australia, Canada, and Singapore, who have spent a bomb for a cricket vacation

ICC World Cup 2023 Final: Sleepless India fans ready for WC title clash

Police formed a multi-layered security ring around the stadium, readying for not only 130,000 fans at the venue, but also tens of thousands more packing the streets if -- as the fans dream -- India wins.

Cricket politics: PM Modi basks in World Cup success as India gear up for dream finale

Commentators say the prime minister has tried to co-opt cricket, turning it into a powerful political tool to bowl out political opponents by piggy-backing on the popular appeal of the game.

ICC ODI World Cup Final: How keeping calm under pressure helps captain draw up a winning strategy

Indian cricket team has been on a roll. Winning 10 out of 10 games before the final is unprecedented and now they are just on the cusp of something extraordinary.

ICC World Cup 2023 Final: Day of destiny for India in WC final against Australia

Unbeaten hosts, India have won 10 games in a row on their way to the finish of the tournament as they seek a third World Cup title to follow their stunning victory over the West Indies in a 1983 final at Lord's and a 2011 home triumph sealed with victory against Sri Lanka in Mumbai.

ICC World Cup 2023: Australia plot ways to silence big, hostile Indian crowd in final

As if India’s formidable batting lineup and fiery bowling attack were not handful enough, Australia will also have to deal with boisterous Indian fans, who will be egging on Rohit Sharma and his team on November 19.

ICC World Cup 2023: Mitchell Starc predicts 'spectacle of cricket' in WC final against India

Five-time champions Australia edged out South Africa by three wickets in a tense chase of 213 in Kolkata on November 16 to make their eighth World Cup final. On the other hand, Rohit Sharma's India have a perfect 10 wins from 10 games at this World Cup after seeing off New Zealand by 70 runs in the first semi-final on November 15.

Desert storm to Smith revenge: Six memorable India-Australia ODI matches

ICC World Cup: Skipper Ricky Ponting and Australia reigned supreme in the World Cup final in Johannesburg when they hammered India by 125 runs to lift their third trophy after 1987 and 1999. The Indian batting was no match and were bowled out for 234 in 39.2 overs with Glenn McGrath picking three wickets.

ICC World Cup 2023: India eye fairytale finish in World Cup final against Australia

India also boast the tournament's leading bowler with Mohammed Shami taking 23 wickets in six matches, including 7-57 against the Kiwis on November 15.

Watch: Anushka Sharma's million-dollar reaction as Virat Kohli takes maiden World Cup wicket

The moment was also captured in a video that has gone viral online. The clip showed Kohli bowling to Netherlands’ skipper Scott Edwards. KL Rahul took a catch behind the stumps and as soon as the umpire raised his finger, the team and the entire stadium erupted in joy.

ICC World Cup 2023: England win toss, bat and Pakistan all but out of tournament

England kept the same team that beat the Netherlands by 160 runs in Pune three days ago, while Pakistan brought in Shadab Khan, who has recovered from concussion, to replace Hasan Ali.

ICC World Cup 2023: Bangladesh's Towhid Hridoy scores maiden World Cup fifty

The 22-year-old's sixth one-day international fifty in 24 matches came in 61 balls, including two fours and two sixes.

ICC World Cup 2023: WC hits 1 mn fans milestone, on track to become one of the most attended ICC events

ICC Head of Events Chris Tetley said, "With over 1 million attendees and record-breaking viewership, the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 has reminded cricket fans around the world of the support and interest in the ODI format that highlights how much World Cup cricket is valued".

ICC World Cup 2023: Veteran cricketer Vivian Richards shares words of wisdom for Team India

Two-time ICC Men's Cricket World Cup winner and iconic West Indies batter Vivian Richards has urged the Men in Blue to maintain positivity and hold their attacking approach as the team fires up on all guns to lift the trophy for the third time in history.

ICC World Cup 2023: Maxwell out, Smith back as Australia bowl against Bangladesh

Maxwell had not fully recovered from the physical effects of his astonishing unbeaten double century against Afghanistan where he rescued the team from the depths of 91-7 to seal a three-wicket win that secured a semi-final with South Africa next week.

ICC World Cup 2023: Afghanistan 'future's bright' after memorable WC, says coach Jonathan Trott

Many of the Afghanistan players learnt their cricket in refugee camps in Pakistan and to beat them was a huge achievement, especially at a time of strained political relations between the two neighbours. Until this World Cup, Afghanistan had only won one match across two editions. In 2019, they lost all nine games they played.

ICC World Cup 2023: Glenn Maxwell scripts history with double century against Afghanistan

Australia achieved its inaugural ODI double century thanks to Glenn Maxwell's historic feat, marking the 11th instance of a double century in 50-over cricket, overall. Maxwell surpassed Shane Watson's previous record of 185 against Bangladesh in 2011.

ICC World Cup: Social media lashes out at Sri Lankan cricketer Angelo Mathew's 'time out' dismissal

According to an AFP report, when Mathews came into bat, he took more than two minutes to take strike, as he was unable to secure his helmet. Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan appealed for a "time out", which was upheld by the umpire.

ICC World Cup 2023: Second-highest Sri Lanka cricket official quits amid graft allegations

Sri Lanka's humiliating 302-run World Cup thrashing by hosts India last week prompted a public outcry with Ranasinghe saying the Sri Lanka Cricket officials had no moral or ethical right to remain in office.

ICC World Cup 2023: India elect to bat against fellow semi-finalists South Africa

Both India and South Africa, currently second in standings, are already into the last four and will stay on course to meet again in the November 19 final in Ahmedabad if they retain their current positions.

ODI World Cup 2023: End of an era, admits England's Moeen Ali

Many of England's current stars including Buttler (33), Ben Stokes (32) Dawid Malan (36) and Joe Root (32) are unlikely to feature in the 2027 edition to be hosted jointly by South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.