World Cup Winning Captains to be Felicitated with Special Blazers During IND vs AUS Final

The Narendra Modi Stadium is set to host the grand finale of the ICC World Cup 2023, featuring hosts India and 5-time champions Australia. The action will get underway on November 19 and the fans are excited to witness the most electrifying contest of the tournament in Ahmedabad. Making the event more special, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has decided to felicitate the World Cup-winning captains on Sunday.

Cricketnext reported on Friday that there will be a Parade of Champions featuring former ODI World Cup-winning captains. The ceremony will take place during the innings break on Sunday.

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All, except Imran Khan, will be in attendance for this segment which will see the skippers wearing special blazers representing the ICC CWC 23. Clive Lloyd, Kapil Dev, Allan Border, Arjuna Ranatunga, Steve Waugh, Ricky Ponting, MS Dhoni, Michael Clarke and Eoin Morgan are likely to be present for felicitation.

The Parade of Champions is planned for ten minutes and then another ten minutes of the half-time interval is reserved for a musical show featuring Pritam, Aditya Gadhavi, other singers and around 500 dancers.

Meanwhile, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has confirmed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be watching the World Cup final match at the ‘Narendra Modi Stadium’ in Ahmedabad on Sunday.

“Prime Minister Narendrabhai Modi and Deputy Prime Minister of Australia as well as dignitaries including Central Government Ministers and Chief Ministers of other states are also expected to come to Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium to watch this final match,” the Gujarat CM posted on X.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s presence during the final on Sunday, a grand air show by the Indian Air Force, two former Cup-winning captains Kapil and Dhoni watching from the stands with a bevvy of who’s who from the world of entertainment and politics in attendance, the grandeur will be unmatched.

There will be an audience too, at least 1.30 lakh, who wouldn’t want to settle for anything less than a global crown and another 1.39 billion sitting in their homes.

Team India has been the only undefeated side in the ongoing tournament, registering 10 straight wins – their best run ever in the history of ODI World Cups. Australia, on the other hand, started with back-to-back losses before registering 8 wins on the trot. In fact, India kickstarted their campaign against the mighty Aussies in Chennai with a 6 win.