World Cup-winning Australian captain Pat Cummins had a moment with the Indian Prime Minister on the podium after he presented him with the World Cup trophy. Australia beat India in the 2023 World Cup final, ending hopes of a World Cup victory for the Indian team.
Australia chased 241 in the final thanks to Travis Head’s match-winning century. This was after the Australians won the toss and put India into bat in the grand final. However, that day, the Australians were the better team, taking advantage of the conditions in their favor.
Meanwhile, almost two weeks after Australia’s World Cup victory, Glenn Maxwell in a conversation with AGE.Com.AU recalled the moment Pat Cummins stood on the podium to receive the World Cup trophy from of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and was stranded on the stage. .
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Maxwell praised Cummins for his calmness and the way he handled the situation being the captain of the team. He said the Australian skipper handled the situation with class.
“It was quite funny watching the videos of the post-match presentation where he shook Modi’s hand and got stuck on the podium. It felt like that lasted about 10 minutes, him just standing there with the trophy waiting for the group to come in. But he actually approached it with class. He didn’t make a big song or dance about it, [he] I just thought ‘you know what? I’ll wait for you here, be respectful.’ Not everyone would have faced that the way he did.” Maxwell said.
We will always be grateful to Pat Cummins for the things he sacrificed at the World Cup: Glenn Maxwell
Glenn Maxwell was the top individual run-getter in the 2023 World Cup. He scored an unbeaten 201 against Afghanistan and helped Australia win the match. Cummins had a role to play in that match as he scored 12 off 68 balls and added an unbeaten stand of 202 runs with him and Cummins captaining only 12 of them.
“That’s not the way Pat normally hits. He wants to play fluidly, he wants to hit the ball, he has a great swing and can do it at different times. But if he puts his ego aside and says, ‘I’m going to move on,’ I will always be grateful for the things he sacrificed during the tournament and everything he has done for us as a playing group, and for me. personally too. “ Maxwell said of his partnership with Cummins.
This is the second World Cup as a player for both Glenn Maxwell and Pat Cummins. They both won the 2021 T20 World Cup as players for Australia as well.
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