19 November,2023 10:47 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone (All Pics/Yogen Shah)
Excitement in the country is at its peak! Whether you are a cricket fan or not, you will surely be tempted to watch today's World Cup Final match between India vs Australia. Having lost no match so far in the tournament, India is the top contender to win the World Cup trophy. Ahead of the match, several celebrities are being spotted heading to Ahmedabad to watch the match live. Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh were also seen heading to the city for the match.
On Sunday morning, Deepika and Ranveer along with the former's family were seen at the Kalina private airport. While Deepika was seen in the Indian jersey, Ranveer was seen sporting the team's practice jersey which is orange in colour. He also had a blue jersey in jacket form. The two waved at the paparazzi before stepping in. Deepika's father Prakash Padukone, former Indian badminton player was also seen with them.
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Notably, India stormed into the final after registering a comprehensive 70-run victory over New Zealand on Wednesday. After Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill's explosive start, Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer scored a ton each to put India on course of a massive target.
KL Rahul arrived to apply the finishing touches to power India to a score of 397/4. Mohammed Shami's spell saw him clinch a seven-wicket haul to derail the Kiwis and seal India's trip to Ahmedabad.
In the second semifinal, South Africa made Australia sweat to reach the humble target of 213. The five-time champions slipped in their chase of the paltry target but recovered just in time to cross the finish line.
Australia skipper Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc held their nerves to take the five-time champions to the final against India.
Meanwhile, the BCCI will also present a special blazer to all World Cup-winning captains from 1975 to 2019. West Indies legend Clive Lloyd (1975 and 1979 World Cup-winning captain), India's Kapil Dev (1983 World Cup-winning captain), Australia's Allan Border (1987 World Cup-winning captain), Australia's Steve Waugh (1999 World Cup-winning captain), Ricky Ponting (2003 and 2007 World Cup-winning captain), India's MS Dhoni (2011 World Cup-winning captain), Australia's Michale Clarke (2015 World Cup-winning captain), England's Eoin Morgan (2019 World Cup-winning captain) have all been invited. Some of them, like Morgan and Ponting, are already in India as part of the commentary team.