Suryakumar Yadav awards Ravindra Jadeja with a fielding medal following an overwhelming semi-final victory. After a 70-run semi-final victory over New Zealand, the team’s management chose to keep the medal ceremony modest.
On Wednesday, November 15, Team India defeated New Zealand by 70 runs in the first semi-final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Virat, Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Shubman Gill, and Mohammed Shami all put up outstanding performances to enable India reach their fourth World Cup final. In a tournament where India has defeat its opponents decisively and crushed them with crushing losses, they were finally put to the test against New Zealand, who refused to kneel under duress.
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The Men in Blue felt the heat of the big game as well. As they commit many errors on the field
Resulting in mis-fields, catch drops, and overthrows. T. Dilip, the fielding coach, praised the fielders for not succumbing to the pressure and making significant catches at critical periods. The spectators were anxiously awaiting the BCCI’s (Board of Control for Cricket in India) fielding medal ceremony film after the game, as is customary.
And, much to the joy of fans, the BCCI eventually posted the video on Thursday, November 16, with Ravindra Jadeja receiving the awards this time. Coach Dilip praised Ravindra Jadeja’s excellent fielding efforts at point and called him the finest fielder in the world. He did, however, recognize that the squad committed some blunders on the field.
“It’s not always possible to be flawless on the field. ” “I believe that everyone makes mistakes, but champion teams are the ones that rebound from adversity. The way we demonstrated that commitment and putting bodies on the line was outstanding,” said T. Dilip in a video published by the BCCI.
India one step away from winning a WC after 12 years
Meanwhile, Team India will attempt to end their 10-year drought for an ICC trophy by winning the final on November 19 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Notably, the Men in Blue last won the ODI World Cup on home soil in 2011, led by MS Dhoni.
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