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In Cricket World Cup final, Aussies remind us that battling is an art form

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Travis Head's determination while fielding, and then later with the bat, was symbolic of Australia's fighting spirit.

Travis Head's determination while fielding, and then later with the bat, was symbolic of Australia's fighting spirit.

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World Cup cricket final. Second ball. An early Australian message.

Silence will come by evening, like a shroud over the Ahmedabad stadium. But now there’s still life as Rohit Sharma drives. Four? Surely? But no, Travis Head sprints and cuts it off, an athletic monk tied to a simple vow: Every ball chased, every run saved, every inch covered, matters.

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