Australian all-rounder, pictured with his feet on the trophy after their World Cup title, says he would repeat it once more as he lashes out on scheduling a T20I collection quickly after World Cup.
Mitchell Marsh, who confronted vital backlash from Indian followers for resting his feet on the World Cup trophy, has clarified that he meant no disrespect in a latest interview with the SEN Radio community in Australia.
A day after Australia clinched the World Cup title by defeating India within the remaining, {a photograph} emerged displaying Marsh with his feet on the trophy, upsetting criticism from Indian followers. Even Indian pacer Mohammed Shami expressed feeling harm by the incident, and a involved fan even wrote to the Prime Minister’s Office and the Union Sports Ministry, urging a ban on Marsh enjoying cricket in India.
Addressing the controversy, Marsh said, “Yeah, probably, to be honest. 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.”
While Marsh has returned to Australia, some of his teammates are nonetheless in India collaborating within the five-match T20I collection. Marsh acknowledged that the continuing collection has considerably disrupted their celebratory temper. He expressed understanding of the fragile stability between respecting their commitments to the Australian staff and the human facet of celebrating a World Cup victory.
“Yeah, it was pretty outrageous for the guys that had to stay behind,” Marsh remarked. “It’s a fine line because we’ve got to respect the fact we’re playing for Australia, and it’s a series against India, which is always really big. But there’s also the human side of it; the boys have just won a World Cup and probably deserve to celebrate for a while and get home to their families. It’s an interesting one. You’d hope there’s not too many of those series put on after big tournaments again.”
Reflecting on his teammates who needed to stay in India for the T20I collection, Marsh expressed solidarity, saying, “I celebrated for the six guys who stayed behind; I celebrated for them.”
