ICC World Cup 2023: No Virat, Rohit or Shami; Gautam Gambhir picks this star as game-changer for India in IND vs AUS final

IND vs AUS: The two best teams of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 have made it to the final of the tournament. It is a big match between India and Australia that will face each other on November 19 (Sunday) at the Narendra Modi Stadium. This game will decide who will be the next world champion. India has not lost any games in this tournament and won the semi-final against New Zealand comprehensively.

But they will face Australia, which has won five titles already and is looking to win their sixth. Australia has also won seven consecutive games and will be the biggest threat for India. But with two of the best teams in the final, it is expected to be a blockbuster clash. These two teams have some big superstars on their side.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2023; Gautam Gambhir picks Shreyas Iyer who will be a key in the IND vs AUS final

India is in good form, and all the players are performing from top to bottom. That is the reason that they have won all of their matches so far. But their record against Australia in ICC knockout games is pretty horrible. Australia beat them in the 2003 final and also won the WTC 2023 final earlier this year. So what can the hosts do to win the IND vs AUS final?

Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir, who was part of the Indian team that won the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2011 World Cup, has named a player who will be the key for India in the coming final. He picked Shreyas Iyer as the one who can change the game in the middle order for India.

In an interview on Star Sports, Gambhir said, “Shreyas Iyer is the biggest game changer for me in this World Cup. He was injured and had to fight for his place, and to score a century in 70 balls in the knockout is simply outstanding. He will be the key for India in the final when Maxwell and Adam Zampa bowl.”

Iyer has been in the form of his life and has scored consecutive hundreds in the last two matches, including a 70-ball hundred. He has scored 526 runs at an average of 75.14 and a strike rate of 113.11 with 24 sixes. His strike against spinners has also been up, and he has batted pretty well. He also became the first batter to score over 500 runs batting no. 4 or below in a single World Cup tournament