PM Modi visits dressing room, emotional Virat Kohli hugs Anushka, Rohit Sharma, Shami in tears, Mitchell Marsh's viral pic with trophy, new records set: Viral moments from IND vs AUS World Cup final
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PM Modi visits dressing room of Indian Cricket Team
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Indian Cricket Team in the dressing room after they lost to Australia in the World Cup 2023 Final. Mohammad Shami could not control his tears and cried inconsolably while hugging PM Modi. Many people compared this moment with former ISRO chief K. Sivan's picture with PM Modi after the Chandrayaan-2 launch failed
Ravindra Jadeja shares photo with PM Modi
Indian cricketer Ravindra Jadeja shared a picture with PM Modi and wrote on X (Twitter), "We had a great tournament but we ended up short yesterday. We are all heartbroken but the support of our people is keeping us going. PM Narendra Modi’s visit to the dressing room yesterday was special and very motivating."
IND vs AUS Final: Rohit Sharma in tears after loss
Disappointed with India's loss at the World Cup final, captain Rohit Sharma, who was visibly in tears, walked away towards the dressing room without communicating with anyone
Virat Kohli hugs Anushka Sharma
Not just Rohit Sharma and Mohammed Shami, even Virat Kohli was visibly distraught over losing the World Cup tournament. After congratulating the Australian players, he went towards his wife, Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma and hugged her. Anushka was seen consoling him as he got emotional. Meanwhile, KL Rahul's wife, actress Athiya Shetty looked at Virat as she herself seemed to be sad
Free Palestine protester invades pitch at Narendra Modi stadium
An investigation was initiated and an FIR lodged against 24-year-old Sydney resident Wen Johnson for invading the pitch at the Narendra Modi stadium in Motera when the India and Australia match was on. He was wearing a t-shirt with Free Palestine written on it
World Cup Final: Who is Wen Johnson?
Wen Johnson was booked under the IPC sections 332 (voluntarily causing hurt to any person being a public servant in discharge of his duty) and 447 (criminal trespass) based on a complaint lodged by police sub-inspector TR Akbari. Notably, Johnson is a popular TikToker prankster who has pulled off similar stunts previously by invading the pitch during FIFA Women's World Cup final
Mitchell Marsh under fire after his pic goes viral
Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh was heavily criticised by netizens after one of his pics went viral. He was seen resting his feet over the precious World Cup trophy. An Indian fan wrote, "Ask Indians or Team India the value of that trophy."
World Cup 2023: India vs Australia Final
– Australia continues to be the team with the maximum World Cup victories – Virat Kohli ended the tournament with a record tally of 765 runs, which is the most by a batter in a single World Cup edition – Mohammed Shami ended World Cup 2023 as the bowler with the most wickets in a single edition of the tournament. He scalped 24 wickets in seven games
Record-breaking viewership on Disney+ Hotstar
The India-Australia final of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup broke records with a peak viewership of 5.9 crore concurrents on OTT platform Disney+ Hotstar, surpassing its previous peak concurrency record