India, Nov. 25 -- Suryakumar Yadav would love nothing more than to replicate that "moment of the 2024 T20 World Cup final" - his juggling catch of brilliance at the long-off boundary in Barbados, all over again in the next edition, the upcoming edition of the T20 World Cup to be played in India and Sri Lanka.

The Indian captain was asked who he would like to face in the final. "Australia at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad," he replied, wits intact, at the schedule announcement event of the 20-team tournament to be played between Feb 7-Mar 8.

The comments showed how for many Indians, let alone the players, the wounds of the 2023 ODI World Cup final defeat to Australia haven't fully healed.

"I just want India to be in the final," ...