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India were 80-2 off 10 overs after being sent into bat by Australia in the World Cup final at Ahmedabad on Sunday.<\/p>\n
After Shubman Gill fell for just four, India captain Rohit Sharma, who had already scored 550 runs in the tournament before this match, made an aggressive 47 off 31 balls before he was brilliantly caught by Travis Head, running back from cover point, off-spinner Glenn Maxwell.<\/p>\n
Star batsman Virat Kohli was then 23 not out, with India \u2014 yet to lose in this tournament \u2014 bidding for a third World Cup title and Australia a record-extending sixth crown.<\/p>\n
Australia captain Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to field first against India in the final to be played in front of 130,000 fans.<\/p>\n
Both teams remain unchanged for the clash at the world\u2019s biggest cricket stadium where Australia, playing in an eighth final, look for a sixth title.<\/p>\n
India won the World Cup in 1983 and then again on home soil in 2011.<\/p>\n
Rohit Sharma\u2019s India have won all their 10 matches at the tournament and retain the winning XI from their 70-run semi-final win over New Zealand in Mumbai on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Rohit said he would have opted to bat first had he won the toss.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019d have batted first, it looks a good pitch, it\u2019s a big game, let\u2019s put runs on the board,\u201d said Rohit as the crowd roared.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s going to be amazing. The biggest occasion in terms of cricket events.
\nWe have to stay calm and get the job done.\u201d<\/p>\n
The hosts are looking to end a global title drought since their Champions Trophy win in 2013.<\/p>\n
Red-hot Virat Kohli leads the tournament batting chart with 711 runs after he smashed a record 50th ODI century in the semis to surpass compatriot Sachin Tendulkar\u2019s 49 tons.<\/p>\n