Australian captain Pat Cummins has said that Mohammed Shami is the most threatening prospect ahead of the 2023 World Cup final on Sunday in Ahmedabad. And, he hopes the Aussie batters can make plans in the decider, having faced him in the past as well. Shami, who came into the XI as an injury replacement for Hardik Pandya, has been the most successful bowler. He has played only six matches but collected 23 wickets, averaging 9.13 alongside an economy rate of 5.02 as well. He took seven wickets in the semi-final against New Zealand — a record for an Indian bowler in the history of ODI cricket as well.

Speaking at a pre-game press conference, Cummins said, “I mean they’re all pretty well-rounded in all departments you know the one guy that didn’t play at the start of the tournament who’s done really well is obviously Mohammed Shami he’s a class bowler to right and left armers, so yeah, he’s going to be a big one but again that these are guys we’ve played a lot – so all our batters can draw in moments where they’ve taken on these bowlers and done well.”

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He again said, “Yeah, I think again, they’re pretty well-rounded. They’ve got five guys that bowl ten overs pretty much every match. I think their spinners have done well through the middle overs, Kuldeep and Jadeja, so they’re going to be a tough proposition like they always are. But you know, they’ve won every game, so they’ve been very impressive.”

However, Australia faced two big defeats to start their campaign, one of which came against India. But they bounced back well by winning eight consecutive matches, including beating the South Africa side in the semi-final as well.

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“I think you’ve got to embrace it. The crowd’s obviously going to be very one-sided but it’s also in sport there’s nothing more satisfying than hearing a big crowd go silent and that’s the aim for us tomorrow.”Yeah, you’ve just got to embrace every part of it, every part of a final even you know in the lead-up there’s going to be noise and more people and interest and you just can’t get overwhelmed. You got to be up for it, you got to love it and just know whatever happens it’s fine but you just want to finish the day with no regrets,” Pat Cummins concluded.