Did Mitchell Marsh Disrespect Cricket World Cup Trophy? Social Media Offers ‘Soccer’ Defence

The Cricket World Cup 2023 ended with Australia beating India by six wickets within the remaining to win a record-extending sixth title on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Nevertheless, following the win, Australian cricket staff all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has grow to be a subject of main controversy. In an image going viral on social media, Marsh can seen placing his toes on the World Cup trophy because the staff celebrated their victory. The motion was criticised closely on social media with many customers suggesting that Marsh disrespected the trophy and the sport with this gesture. Nevertheless, some customers defended the cricketer and cited examples of footballers who’ve performed this in different international locations prior to now.

The social media customers identified that in lots of soccer leagues, placing one’s leg on the trophy is a part of the celebrations and in none of these instances, any disrespect was proven in the direction of the trophy.

In the meantime, Pat Cummins mentioned captaining Australia to World Cup title glory was the “pinnacle in cricket” after his facet dashed the desires of event hosts India with a six-wicket win.

The ultimate was a private triumph for Cummins, whose resolution to discipline first was vindicated as India — the one beforehand unbeaten staff on the event after a run of 10 straight wins — have been held to a modest 240 all out.

“That is enormous, that is the head in cricket, profitable a World Cup, particularly right here in India, in entrance of a crowd like this,” he mentioned.

It has been a private {and professional} rollercoaster for Cummins in 2023.

In March, he returned house from a tour of India to be along with his mom, Maria, earlier than she died.

“I’ve clearly had a extremely huge 12 months. I do know my household at house is watching, simply obtained a message from dad saying he is had loads of 4:00 am wake-ups, not going to mattress till 4:00 am, so he is as pumped as something.

“You sacrifice quite a bit to play for Australia and everybody within the staff has and we have spent loads of this 12 months away however we do it for these moments.”

India star batsman Virat Kohli ended the match having set a brand new file for many runs — 765 — at a single World Cup.

However when quick bowler Cummins had Kohli taking part in on for 54 on Sunday, to depart India 148-4, a crowd of over 92,000 on the Narendra Modi Stadium fell into surprised silence.

Earlier than the match, Cummins — who completed the ultimate with very good figures of 2-34 in 10 overs — had mentioned there was no higher feeling for an opposition participant than quieting a partisan house crowd.

Cummins, requested if dismissing Kohli was as candy a second as he had identified in cricket, the 30-year-old replied: “I feel so. We did take a second within the huddle simply to acknowledge the silence that was going across the crowd.

“It simply felt prefer it was a kind of days the place it was all made for him (Kohli) to attain one other hundred like he usually does — in order that was satisfying.”

(With AFP inputs)