‘Bravest Decision I’ve Seen From a Captain’ – Allan Border on Pat Cummins’ ‘Bowl First’ Call in World Cup 2023 Final
Pat Cummins won the toss in the World Cup 2023 final against India and chose to bowl first.
Allan Border believes that Pat Cummins‘ decision to bowl first in the final of the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 against India as one of the bravest decisions he has ever seen made by a captain.
Pat Cummins’ strategic move to bowl first at Narendra Modi Stadium paid off, as Australia bowled out India for a mere 240 runs before effortlessly chasing down the target.
Speaking to Fox Sports, Border stated his initial thoughts on the decision, expressing doubt that Pat Cummins had made the right choice and might have misjudged the situation. Here’s what the legendary cricketer had said:
“Pat Cummins’ “bowl first’’ call in the World Cup final was one of the bravest decisions I have seen from a cricket captain.”
“I must be honest, when I heard Pat say “we will bowl’’ I thought “oh no, Patrick, you have lost the plot, you blokes. When Rohit Sharma was going hard early, I thought “what are we doing?’ Those first half a dozen to 10 overs I was thinking, ‘Oh my god, The decision to bowl first has just backfired.”
Australia’s Travis Head notched up a century, complemented by Marnus Labuschagne’s half-century, leading the team to effortlessly chase down the modest target within 43 overs.
