The ODI World Cup 2023 was full of controversies! During the tournament pitch swap controversy was making headlines & just after the conclusion of the marquee event, a new controversy took birth when Australian cricketer Mitchell Marsh’s picture of resting his feet on the ODI World cup Trophy was doing rounds in social media.
Indian fans were not happy with Marsh’s rude behavior & were disappointed by disrespect shown by Marsh towards the prestigious World Cup Trophy. Infact, Indian cricketers too were unhappy with Marsh’s inappropriate act. India’s star pacer who was a part of India’s squad for ODI World Cup 2023 felt sad after looking the picture. Joining Shami many other Indian cricket team fans expressed their disappointment with Marsh’s act of keeping his feet on the Trophy. Infact an Indian RTI activist filed an FIR against Mitchell Marsh for his rude behavior as he wanted a strict action to be taken against Mitchell Marsh.
After the conclusion of ODI World Cup 2023 Marsh left for Australia & has been appearing in many interviews with the local newspapers & radio channels. In one of his interviews the journalist asked about the viral picture to which marsh replied that there was no disrespect done to the trophy in that act. He further said that if they will win the World Cup again he will do the same again.
“Yeah probably, to be honest,” Marsh said when asked if he would do it again. “There was obviously no disrespect meant in that photo at all. I haven’t given it too much thought, I haven’t seen a lot on social media even though everyone tells me it’s gone off. There’s nothing in that,” Marsh said.
Mixed Views on ODI World Cup trophy Controversy
After the picture went viral on social media, Twitter was divided into two. While many Indian fans slammed Marsh for his ‘disrespectful act’ there were some who defended him by saying that the act might look ugly from the perspective of the Indian culture, but to Australians, keeping a feet on the trophy is an act of showing their dominance on world and not necessarily disrespecting the gleaming ODI World Cup trophy.
Marsh has been rested for IND vs AUS T20I series
After the conclusion of IND vs AUS T20I series, Marsh flew back to Australia. However, seven members of World Cup squad are participating in the T20is. Asking about the players left behind in India Marsh said that it’s not an easy task to be on the go for the country & playing non-stop cricket.
“Yeah, it was quite tough for the guys left behind,” he remarked. “We need to acknowledge that we’re representing Australia and it’s a significant series against India.
He further said that there comes a humanitarian aspect too as the team has just won the World Cup & needs some rest & time to celebrate with their families. He also said that he hope that such situation doesn’t arise in future & such bilateral series doesn’t get scheduled after big tournaments.
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