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India captain Rohit Sharma, left, and Australia captain Pat Cummins pose with the World Cup trophy ahead of Sunday's final. Photo: @cricketworldcup / X formerly Twitter
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India captain Rohit Sharma, left, and Australia captain Pat Cummins pose with the World Cup trophy ahead of Sunday's final. Photo: @cricketworldcup / X formerly Twitter
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India captain Rohit Sharma, left, and Australia captain Pat Cummins pose with the World Cup trophy ahead of Sunday's final. Photo: @cricketworldcup / X formerly Twitter
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India captain Rohit Sharma, left, and Australia captain Pat Cummins pose with the World Cup trophy ahead of Sunday's final. Photo: @cricketworldcup / X formerly Twitter
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India captain Rohit Sharma, left, and Australia captain Pat Cummins pose with the World Cup trophy ahead of Sunday's final. Photo: @cricketworldcup / X formerly Twitter
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India captain Rohit Sharma, left, and Australia captain Pat Cummins pose with the World Cup trophy ahead of Sunday's final. Photo: @cricketworldcup / X formerly Twitter
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India captain Rohit Sharma, left, and Australia captain Pat Cummins pose with the World Cup trophy ahead of Sunday's final. Photo: @cricketworldcup / X formerly Twitter
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Australia captain Pat Cummins takes a snap of his own at the photoshoot. Photo: @cricketworldcup / X formerly Twitter
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India captain Rohit Sharma, left, and Australia captain Pat Cummins pose with the World Cup trophy ahead of Sunday's final. Photo: @cricketworldcup / X formerly Twitter
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The two captains shake hands at the photoshoot. Photo: @cricketworldcup / X formerly Twitter
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India captain Rohit Sharma, left, and Australia captain Pat Cummins pose with the World Cup trophy ahead of Sunday's final. Photo: @cricketworldcup / X formerly Twitter
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India captain Rohit Sharma, left, and Australia captain Pat Cummins pose with the World Cup trophy ahead of Sunday's final. Photo: @cricketworldcup / X formerly Twitter
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India captain Rohit Sharma, left, and Australia captain Pat Cummins pose with the World Cup trophy ahead of Sunday's final. Photo: @cricketworldcup / X formerly Twitter
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