In the 2003 World Cup Final, Australia dominated India, successful by 125 runs to safe their then-record fourth title in the celebrated match.
Delhi Capitals (DC) head coach Ricky Ponting has addressed the long-standing rumors surrounding his bat from the 2003 World Cup Final against India at Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg.
Ponting confronted accusations of utilizing a spring in his bat throughout the title conflict, the place he scored an unbeaten 140 runs and hit eight sixes to assist Australia attain a complete of 359/2. Speculation prompt that the previous Australian captain had modified his bat to achieve a bonus in producing extra energy and distance in his pictures.
Even after greater than 20 years since Australia’s fourth World Cup victory, Ponting continues to face questions concerning the alleged spring in his bat. In 2020, he shared an image of the bat used in the 2003 final, however was met with trolling from netizens demanding to see the bat with the supposed spring.
Given we have all obtained a little bit of time on our palms as we keep at house, thought I’d undergo what I’ve saved from my profession and share a few of it with everybody frequently – that is the bat I used in the 2003 World Cup final. pic.twitter.com/meoBP6NJvg
— Ricky Ponting AO (@RickyPonting) March 23, 2020
A video shared by Delhi Capitals on its social media platform featured an influencer playfully teasing Ricky Ponting to disclose particulars concerning the spring bat he allegedly used in the 2003 World Cup final. The head coach of DC confirmed that he did certainly use a spring bat throughout the final. However, Ponting himself later debunked the myth, stating that he had by no means heard of such a bat.Â
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In the 2003 World Cup Final, Australia dominated India, successful by 125 runs to safe their then-record fourth title in the celebrated match. Australia posted a powerful complete of 359/2, and their bowling assault efficiently dismissed the Men in Blue for 234 runs in simply 39.2 overs. Pace bowlers Glenn McGrath, Brett Lee, and Andrew Symonds stood out, with McGrath taking three wickets and Lee and Symonds every claiming two.
Virender Sehwag was India’s top-scorer in the final, contributing 82 runs off 81 balls, adopted by Rahul Dravid with 47 runs.
Meanwhile, beneath the management of Ricky Ponting, the Delhi Capitals have been performing decently in the continued IPL season. The group had a disappointing begin, dropping their first two matches to Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals. They then secured a victory against Chennai Super Kings, solely to face consecutive losses to Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders. However, the group bounced again with two consecutive wins against Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans, earlier than struggling one other defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad.
In their newest match against Gujarat Titans, the Delhi Capitals secured their fourth win of the season, transferring to the sixth spot on the factors desk with 8 factors from 9 video games.
The Delhi Capitals are set to face Mumbai Indians on the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Saturday, April 27.
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