November 20, 2023 On Sunday, November 19, 2023, the cricket world cup final between Australia and India took place in Ahmedabad. India was proud to host the Cricket World Cup this year, just as it hosted the G20 and also, just as it achieved a first in space exploration with landing near the lunar South Pole - all in this landmark year of 2023 for India. The morale in India kept rising as match after match, India made it to the quarter finals, semi finals, and at last, the finals. On the way, India beat Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh (Victory over the two countries that separated from India), New Zealand, England (victory over the colonizers), Sri Lanka, South Africa (victory over the country that humiliated many Indians historically during the apartheid movement), the Netherlands, and New Zealand in the semi finals. The tournaments took place in ten venues around the nation: In Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, De
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