Wasim Akram, a legendary cricketer from Pakistan, has pointed the finger of blame at the fans, social media, and broadcast stations for announcing India's victory in the World Cup before the final match versus Australia had even taken place.

Following a string of ten consecutive victories, Team India made it to the final of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 at the end of the tournament. Prior to their victory against New Zealand in the first semi-final, the Men in Blue were victorious in every single one of their nine opponents against them in the league stage.

On the other hand, Australia totally dominated Rohit Sharma's team in the championship match that took place on November 19 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad during the tournament.

Over the course of the final, the Australian pacers, spearheaded by Cummins, absolutely suffocated India in the middle overs, allowing only four boundaries between overs 11 and 40. In spite of the fact that skipper Rohit Sharma got India off to a strong start during the powerplay, the Indian team struggled to reach 240 on a track that was, to put it mildly, sluggish.

Akram stated that it was reasonable to have great hopes for the Indian team, but it was incorrect to declare them champions on social media and television.

"I can understand that as a nation it will be tough to get over it because your team played so well throughout the tournament. They won 10 matches on the trot, there was consistency. But television, social media, fans... you all already made India the winner of World Cup. You accept your mistake too, I'm sorry. You increased the hope of the people because they were playing so well. It's not entirely your fault. They were playing very good cricket. But it came to just one bad game. Credit goes to Australia," he said on Star Sports.