The 1,30,000-plus crowd at the Narendra Modi Stadium roared as soon as India captain Rohit Sharma flipped the coin for the toss before the start of the World Cup final on Sunday, but fell dead silent as soon as Australia captain Pat Cummins stepped up for a chat with Ravi Shastri, indicating he had called correctly. A moment later though, there was a deafening sound again from the public after Cummins elected to field. The message was loud and clear—everyone, ironically Cummins included, wanted India to bat first. Cummins justified his call, saying the dew factor in the second innings would make it tougher to bowl. Rohit however, revealed that he too would have batted first had he won the toss. The public, though, were most happy with the outcome despite the loss of the toss.

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