‘Steve Smith cannot win a major tournament; India will crush Australia’: Astrologer Lobo’s huge prediction | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: The pain of losing the 2023 ODI World Cup final to Australia on home soil still lingers for Team India. However, Rohit Sharma and his men will have a golden opportunity to settle the score when they face Australia in the semifinals of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in Dubai on Tuesday.
India kicked off their Champions Trophy campaign with a commanding six-wicket win over Bangladesh, followed by another clinical six-wicket victory against arch-rivals Pakistan. They then capped off the group stage with a dominant triumph over New Zealand, securing the top spot in Group A.

As Team India prepares for a high-stakes semifinal clash against Australia, astrologer Greenstone Lobo believes that the team has what it takes to avenge their World Cup heartbreak and emerge victorious on Tuesday.
Lobo also predicts that India will secure a place in the final. In the 2023 ODI World Cup, Australia, under the leadership of Pat Cummins, stunned India on their home turf to lift the coveted trophy.
“November 2023 is still fresh in the minds of many Indians. Now, they are eagerly anticipating the possibility of India avenging their loss against Australia in the Champions Trophy semifinal. In some way, this could help heal the scars of the 2023 World Cup final defeat. But is it possible? Can India beat Australia in the semifinal?,” Lobo said.

“Speaking about the 2023 World Cup, I was very confident about Rohit Sharma’s chart. I always believed he had a great chance to win the World Cup. However, Rohit had already won five IPL titles, while his opponent, Pat Cummins, had not won any major international tournament at the time. Cummins had all his karmic quota intact, which allowed him to lead Australia to victory.
“Now, in 2025, two years have passed. Rohit Sharma has already won the T20 World Cup in 2024. If he beats Australia now, he will be in the final, with the potential to win another ICC trophy. The big question is: can he overcome Australia first, the biggest hurdle in his path? When analyzing the Australian squad, it is clear that they are significantly depleted. The team has suffered multiple injuries, and Pat Cummins’ absence is a major blow. Cummins is their talismanic skipper, born in 1993 with Neptune and Pluto in very powerful positions. He arguably has the best horoscope among all players in the tournament—or even in the world at this moment. If not the absolute best, then certainly one of the top two, alongside Rohit Sharma.
“Cummins not playing is a huge advantage for India. Adding to that, the Australian squad is now being led by Steve Smith, who was born in 1989. The biggest challenge in Smith’s horoscope is that two of the top three planets—Uranus and Pluto—are debilitated in his chart. This suggests that he lacks the planetary support needed to win a high-stakes tournament of this magnitude, where teams must triumph under extreme pressure. He simply does not have that kind of chart.

“Australia’s biggest mistake was not appointing Travis Head as captain. Had they done so, India would have faced a much tougher challenge. Fortunately, that did not happen. Looking at the current squad, key players like Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc are absent, which is a big advantage for India. Even Matthew Short may not play in this match. All of this makes Australia’s squad even weaker. Travis Head is there, but he has already cemented his reputation as a big-match player by winning the Man of the Match award in the 2023 World Cup final. However, legendary players don’t always replicate such performances in consecutive major events.
“On the other hand, Rohit Sharma has an outstanding horoscope. Among all players born after the 1980s, he likely has the best chart—perhaps only second to the legendary MS Dhoni. As captain, Rohit is exceptional, and India has a phenomenal squad. We have Virat Kohli, who is still in great form. Then there’s Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel. When asked about India carrying multiple spinners, Rohit clarified that it’s not about spinners but about having all-rounders. That statement is true—look at Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, and Ravindra Jadeja.
“From an astrological perspective, India has players whose planetary alignments are perfect for this period. Virat Kohli, born in 1986, has the strongest planets for his era. Rohit Sharma has the best planetary support for this time. Shreyas Iyer, born in December 1994, has the strongest planetary alignment for his phase. Overall, the Indian squad is far more astrologically balanced. This time, they will not let the opportunity slip away. They will not take Australia lightly. Instead, they will crush them and ensure that the painful memories of November 2023 are erased to a great extent. India is ready to storm into the final of the Champions Trophy 2025,” he said.