FUTURE PROOFING: INDIA SEEK SURYA SOLACE

Fewer than 100 hours post the World Cup final, both finalists get ready to joust again, this time in the five-match T2OI series

- GOMESH S

"IT'S okay... relax everyone...we have this..," reads one of many Instagram stories of Glenn Maxwell in the wee hours of Wednesday. In the background is Adam Zampa, sleeping on the couch. His next picture is Travis Head, sleeping with the World Cup medal. A couple of hours ago, Head had posted a picture of him and Zampa with caption - we ain't leaving.

None of this should surprise anyone. After all, it had been less than 72 hours since they had their best day of their cricketing careers... beating India in front of 92,000-plus fans to win their sixth World Cup title. Which is why, despite having to turn up at Visakhapatnam on Thursday for the first of five bilateral T20Is against India, they were having a blast.

For all you know, they might not even start in the playing XI for the first game. Nor should they be expected to after winning the World Cup less than 100 hours ago. And they have enough players in the squad to take on India in the first game.