Mitchell Marsh reacts to viral photo of resting his legs on World Cup trophy
Marsh has addressed the incident publicly for the first time
Mitchell Marsh, who faced unwarranted criticism from Indian fans for resting his feet on the World Cup trophy, has stated that he intended no disrespect, but he also mentioned that he might likely do the same again.
A day after Australia claimed victory in the World Cup by defeating India in the final, Marsh was photographed with his feet on the trophy, causing annoyance among many Indian fans. However, while speaking to the SEN Radio network in Australia, Marsh addressed the incident publicly for the first time.
“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.
Aside from numerous fans who raised objections, even India pacer Mohammed Shami claimed he was hurt. A fan even wrote to the PMO and the Union Sports Ministry requesting a ban on Marsh from playing cricket in India.
While Marsh has returned to Australia, some of his teammates are still in India participating in the five-match T20Is. The all-rounder mentioned that the series has disrupted their celebrations.
“Yeah it was pretty outrageous for the guys that had to stay behind,” he said. “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.”
Steve Smith, Adam Zampa, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Josh Inglis and Sean Abbott had to stay back in India and be part of the squad for the first three matches before they flew home. “I celebrated for the six guys who stayed behind, I celebrated for them,” Marsh said.
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