Cricket World Cup: Nasser Hussain hails Australia’s victory as ‘one of the greatest’ | Cricket News

Nasser Hussain says Australia’s World Cup victory over India will go down as one of many biggest of all time.

Pat Cummins’ workforce snapped the host nation’s 10-match successful streak within the event, triumphing by six wickets within the 132,000-seater Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

Australia misplaced their first two matches, convincingly crushed by India and South Africa, earlier than reeling of 9 victories in a row to assert the 50-over World Cup for a record-extending sixth time.

Travis Head (137 off 120 balls) was participant of the match, reviving Australia from 47-3 in a chase of 241, however Hussain additionally hailed Cummins’ choice to bowl after successful the toss.

‘Australia at all times discover a manner’

Sky Sports activities Cricket skilled Hussain stated: “Australia at all times discover a manner and this has to go down as one of many nice World Cup wins – for anybody given the context of the event.

“India have been undefeated and taking part in the most effective cricket, all their gamers have been in kind, 120,000 followers have been anticipating India to win, so this was some efficiency.

“It was a courageous choice from Cummins to bowl first.

“A weak captain decides that if it goes mistaken and also you lose it makes you look much less unhealthy. However he made a courageous and proper choice. He completely nailed it. He nailed the whole lot.

“Subject placements, bowling modifications. Every little thing was spot on.”

‘Australia confirmed their nerve and temperament’

Hussain’s fellow Sky Sports activities pundit Michael Atherton added of Australia, who beat India within the World Check Championship ultimate in June after which retained the Ashes a month later: “They’re a tremendous workforce, you must hand it to them.

“They’ve gained the World Check Championship, retained the Ashes and have now proven their nerve and temperament within the World Cup.

“There have been below strain after two defeats, the captain was below strain, individuals questioned technique, ways and personnel.

“They’ve carried out it the arduous manner on a pudding of a pitch that may be so totally different to at least one at dwelling, and towards a tip-top workforce.”

Cummins was instrumental as Australia dismissed India for 240 in precisely 50 overs, taking 2-34, together with the important thing scalp of Virat Kohli for 54, and regularly rotating his bowlers, typically for one-over spells in order to not let the house batters settle.

The skipper admitted to feeling nervous after David Warner (7), Mitchell Marsh (15) and Steve Smith (4) fell inside seven overs of Australia’s reply however then hailed “legend” Head for his match-winning knock.

‘It’s a must to win World Cups, you’ll be able to’t anticipate it to occur’

Cummins added: “We have had a whole lot of success and this pips all of it. Prime of the mountain. We saved our greatest for final. The gamers stood up and have been are fairly happy.

“The pitch was slower that we thought however our gamers adjusted. On a pitch like that you simply get variable bounce so we put a few catchers on the leg-side and made India make selections.”

On Australia going from successive defeats to 9 wins on the trot, Cummins highlighted a new-found aggressive mindset.

“It’s a must to win a World Cup. You may’t anticipate it to occur,” he added. “It’s a must to be courageous, take the sport on.

“There was a giant shift after the primary two video games. The openers, specifically, went actually aggressive and did not waver. There was whole buy-in and it labored.

“It is a 12 months we’ll bear in mind for a protracted, very long time”