Can India Beat Australia From This Stage? Fans Remind Men In Blue Lost Toss In 1983 And 2011

Australia has bounced back after Rohit Sharma gave a flying start to India in the World Cup final played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Gujarat.

On a slow and dry pitch, Australia put India into bat, something Rohit Sharma wanted to do in front of a packed stadium. Like he has done throughout the tournament, Rohit (47 off 31) took it upon himself to take the attacking route in the powerplay.

He had not succeeded in doing that in India's league game against Australia but on the big stage, Rohit made sure he did not hold back against the world class pace duo of Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlwood. His onslaught began when he stepped out and creamed Hazlewood through the cover before collecting a streakish boundary over mid-wicket.

In all, he hit three sixes and four boundaries. Shubman Gill (4 off 7) perished while playing a short arm jab and Virat Kohli joined Rohit in the middle. Kohli struck three consecutive fours off Starc to maintain the momentum generated by Rohit. However, Rohit fell to a spectacular running catch from Travis Head and an over later Pat Cummins had Shreyas Iyer caught behind to put the pressure on the hosts.

At the end of the 33rd over, Australia has restricted India to 165 for the loss of four wickets. However, the Indian fans are hoping for the best and believe that the Men in Blue citing the fact that in 1983 and 2011 India had won the World Cup despite losing the toss.

In 2003, India won the toss and decided to field against Australia. However, the Men in Blue lost to the Aussies by 125 runs.

Can India emerge victorious from this situation? We will know in a matter of a few hours.