Mitchell Marsh Resting His Feet On World Cup Trophy Sparks Controversy

Mitchell Marsh's iconic pose with the World Cup trophy has caught many eyeballs in the Indian cricket community. Australia won a record-extending sixth title by defeating Team India by six wickets in the final of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 on Sunday (November 19). The Pat Cummins-led side completely thrashed India in front of a packed Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

Bowling first, Cummins & Co bowled out the hosts for a modest total of 240 runs in 50 overs. KL Rahul top scored for his team with 66 runs off 107 balls while Virat Kohli scored 54 runs off 63 balls. Captain Rohit Sharma also played a crucial innings of 47 runs to get India off to a good start before the runs dried up when he was dismissed. Mitchell Starc was the most successful bowler for Australia, taking 3 wickets while Cummins and Josh Hazlewood took 2 wickets each.

In reply, Australia got off to a poor start. Jasprit Bumrah sent back Mitchell Marsh and Steve Smith before Mohammed Shami dismissed David Warner in the second over to get the team out from down under at 47 for 3.

But from there, it was one-way traffic as Travis Head and Marnus Lebusch combined for a huge match-winning partnership. The pair put on 192 runs for the fourth wicket before Mohammad Siraj dismissed Head when Australia were just 2 runs away from victory. Head departed with 137 off 120 balls while Labuschagne remained unbeaten on 58 off 110 balls.

Mitchell Marsh's pose with World Cup trophy raises eyebrows:
A photo of Mitchell Marsh with the World Cup trophy has gone viral. Mitchell Marsh, part of the Australian team that won the World Cup in 2015 as well, celebrated his second World Cup title in style. A picture of him celebrating the World Cup went viral and raised many eyebrows in the Indian cricket world. In the picture, he can be seen enjoying a beer while resting his feet on the World Cup trophy.

The gesture of resting a foot on the famous trophy, however, did not go down well with many. As soon as the pictures surfaced, the player was widely criticized as many called it inappropriate.

Talking about the all-rounder's performance in the final, he didn't really manage to make a big impact. With the ball, he bowled two tidy overs and conceded just 5 runs while with the bat, he scored 15 runs a ball. Overall in the 2023 World Cup, Mitchell Marsh scored 441 runs with a highest score of 177 in 10 innings. .