So the two best teams in the Cricket World Cup 2015 will face off at MCG on March 29.
It's a lump-in-the-throat moment for Indians to see their team knocked out in the semis by Australia, but clearly the better team on the day has made it to the final.
For India, it was a long and hard-fought world cup, the team spending more than four months in Australia.
Beginning their campaign as the underdogs who not many Indians thought would make it past the quarter-final, the team surprised everyone with its dream run.
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Along with New Zealand, India was the only unbeaten team that made it to the semi-finals. Too bad that unlike the Kiwis, Indians could not keep their record intact and enter the finals.
What are the takeaways for the Indian team, and for Indian cricket, from the remarkable World Cup campaign?
Join Prem Panicker on the Rediff World Cup Chat on Friday, March 27, 2015 at 3 pm IST to discuss cricket’s finest championship.
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