New Delhi :  Australia humbled mighty India at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday to win the World Cup trophy for the sixth time. The Kangaroos not only dominated the bowling, batting and fielding but also Psychology outclassed the Indians. The Aussies silenced the home crowd with their fine performances. It seems that the Indian team still suffers from the syndrome of ‘Atychiphobia’, also known as ‘fear of failure’.

When an athlete or team suffers from this backdrop, that person or team is afraid of failure and tends to play timidly and hold back. It looked like the mentality of the Indian team was on display during the final match. On the field, it was clear to see that the Indian team lacked fearlessness and played with the fear of failure.

Earlier, Australia had won the toss and opted to bowl first. Rohit Sharma brutally thrashed the bowlers, scoring 47 runs in just 31 bowls. Shubman Gill got out early and Virat Kohli scored 54 runs. Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja and Surya Kumar Yadav failed to contribute and only KL Rahul managed to score 66 runs. It was the first time in this World Cup that the Indian team was bowled out by the opposing team and that too before the 50 overs. India somehow managed to score 240 runs, but that was not enough to stop the Australians.

Indian senior players like Rohit, Virat, KL Rahul, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Shami held their nerve but the inexperienced players like Gill, Mohammad Siraj, Surya and Iyar cracked under the pressure while the experienced players Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav failed to strike the right note in the crucial match and cost Team India the title. The Australian batsmen collapsed right from the start and lost three wickets early on. Both Bumrah and Shami upset the Australian top order.

But later Travis Head and Marnus Labuschange held their nerve and snatched the match from the Indian team with a partnership of 192. India’s bowler Bumrah picked up two wickets while Shami and Siraj took one each. But after that, Australia did not lose a single wicket and won the match. Virat Kohli was named Man of the Tournament, while Travis Head was announced as the man of the Match. Australia captain Pat Cummins received the World Cup trophy from Indian Prime Minister Narender Modi during the ceremony

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Richard Marles, who is the Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, were invited on stage to present the famous World Cup trophy to Australian skipper Cummins.