Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh is getting a lot of brickbats from fans for “disrespecting” the World Cup trophy as he put his feet on top of the trophy and clicked photos.
Australia and Mitchell Marsh pocketed another ICC trophy by defeating India by 7 wickets in the World Cup final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, which was filled with over 100,000 Indian fans wearing blue jerseys. However, it was stun silence for the majority of the game as Australia roared and outplayed India in all three departments.
The bowlers and fielders back captain Pat Cummins’ call of bowling first at the toss, with the captain leading from front with sensational figures of 3/34 in 10 overs, and Australia restricted India to a below-par total of 240.
Even as they started their chase with early struggle at 47/3, Travis Head and Marnus Labuschagne weathered the initial storm before the left-hander went all-out attack and slammed 137 match-winning runs. Australia chased down the target with 7 overs to spare.
Fans slam Mitchell Marsh for putting feet on the World Cup trophy:
All-rounder Mitchell Marsh got clicked a photo of himself in the dressing room with his feet placed firmly on the World Cup trophy. This led to his trolling and slamming from the fans on Twitter.
Check out the reactions of fans on Mitchell Marsh “disrespecting” the World Cup trophy.
After winning the World Cup, Mitchell Marsh said: “Pure elation right now. Been the hardest 8 weeks of cricket I was a part of. To be here with this group, it feels unbelievable.”
Marsh finished the tournament with 441 runs at an average of 49 with two centuries and a fifty. He is expected to captain Australia in the upcoming T20I series in India.
Man of the Match Travis Head said: “Never expected this, not in a million years, truly an exceptional day. Lot better than sitting on the couch at home. Really glad to contribute, the first twenty balls I played gave me a lot of confidence and yea I was able to carry through. The way Mitch Marsh came out and took the game on, he set the tone. That was the energy we wanted and we knew the wicket may get tough.”
