Mitchell Marsh breaks silence on ‘leg on trophy’ controversy

Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has finally spoken up on the viral image in which he put his legs on the ODI World Cup trophy. After the tournament final, in which they beat India, his photo of putting his leg on the trophy was uploaded by Pat Cummins on Instagram Story. The image then got viral across social media and Marsh got a lot of battering from the Indian fans and critics alike.

Pat Cummins Instagram Story

Meanwhile, during a conversation with the SEN Radio network in Australia, the two-time World Cup winner said that he didn’t give too much thought about having any disrespect to the title. Recently, India pacer Mohammed Shami had criticized the same.

“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.

It’s a fine line because we play for Australia: Mitchell Marsh

Apart from this, the right-hander also mentioned that their is a fine line that needs to be adhered as he is playing for Australia.

“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.”