Australia won the WTC 2023 final defeating India by 209 runs at the Oval.
India had yet another ICC tournament failure on Sunday, losing the World Test Championship final 2023 to Australia by a comprehensive margin of 209 runs. The top batters got a good start but none was able to build on it to save the day for the team. Day 5 saw India throw in the towel just in a couple of hours.
Talking to the press after the loss, skipper Rohit Sharma seemed to blame the scheduling and the lack of fairness in the one-off nature of the WTC final and suggested a three-match series instead.
“In a big event like this, you need to have fair opportunities to both the teams. You know, a three-match series would be nice, but it’s about finding that window where it can be fit in,” he said.
However, Finch, opined that getting in a series instead of a one-off final was an issue of scheduling and also that additional matches could also turn out to be just a waste of time.
“I think it’s just the reality of the scheduling and the time constraints on fixtures at the moment. I’ve got no issues with it, I think if it’s drawn out over three Tests, what happens if a team gets annihilated? It becomes a bit of a waste of time.
We all play sport for the wins and the losses… I don’t have any issue with it at all,” he told sen.com.au.
Australia, after their WTC 2023 Final win, became the first team to win all the ICC trophies.