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T<\/span>he Narendra Modi Stadium is a spectacular, enormous dome, the largest cricket ground in the world. On Sunday night it will contain 130,000 people, the vast majority clad in India\u2019s blue, and one ghost that terrifies them all.<\/p>\n This was supposed to be the site of India\u2019s coronation as 50-over world champions in November 2023. But on an awkward surface, later rated average by the International Cricket Council, their batters struggled and Australia beat them comfortably<\/a>.<\/p>\n Just 28 months later India return to play another World Cup final, in a different format, and seeking a very different outcome. \u201cThe circle has come to the same stadium that we left in 2023,\u201d said Suryakumar Yadav. \u201cOf course there are nerves. There will be butterflies in the stomach. But if there\u2019s no pressure there\u2019s no fun. So I\u2019m very excited, and I\u2019m sure the whole of India is excited.\u201d<\/p>\n Excited, certainly, but acutely aware of those old scars \u2013 even if few players share them given that in Suryakumar and Jasprit Bumrah India\u2019s likely XI contains only two survivors from 2023. \u201cWe just want to keep things very simple, not complicate anything,\u201d Suryakumar said. \u201cWe\u2019ve been trying to do the right things and we\u2019ll try to do the same things.\u201d<\/p>\n While one captain aims to alleviate the burden of expectation, the other will try to exacerbate it. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of pressure on them to win this World Cup at home,\u201d said Mitchell Santner, the New Zealand captain. \u201cI mean, it would be pretty cool to win a home World Cup but that comes with a lot of added pressure. So we\u2019ll go out there and try to put some more pressure on them, and see what happens. I guess the goal is to silence the crowd.\u201d<\/p>\nQuick Guide<\/span><\/p>\n
T20 World Cup final: probable teams<\/h4>\n