ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: [WATCH] Pitch Invader In ‘Stop Bombing Palestine’ T-Shirt Embraces Virat Kohli During The Final

During the ICC World Cup 2023 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad between India and Australia, a brief interruption occurred when a pitch invader infiltrated security measures, temporarily halting the match.

In the 14th over, a fan successfully evaded the security cordon, entering the field wearing a t-shirt bearing the message “Stop bombing Palestine.” Notably, the fan also carried a Palestine flag, and even his face mask featured the flag’s emblem.

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#INDvsAUSfinal #IsraelPalestineWar #Palestine_Genocide fan invaded world cup final . Stop bombing palestine written on tshirt pic.twitter.com/jEQT4ucFvi

— yuvastra (@yuvastra) November 19, 2023

On reaching the pitch, the invader embraced Virat Kohli, who was at the crease alongside KL Rahul after India had lost three quick wickets. The early phase of India’s innings posed challenges, with Captain Rohit Sharma contributing a quick 47, but Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer fell for mere 4-run scores each.

Australia, having won the toss, opted to bowl first on the sluggish Motera pitch. The opening partnership of Rohit and Gill reached 30 runs before Mitchell Starc dismissed Gill in the 5th over. Captain Rohit, aiming to accelerate the scoring, departed to Glenn Maxwell without reaching a half-century, and Iyer followed suit as Cummins struck in his second over.

Both teams fielded unchanged lineups for the final showdown. India, seeking their third ODI World Cup title and the first in 12 years, faced the challenge, while Australia aimed to secure their sixth trophy with a victory in the summit clash.

The squads for the final match were as follows:

India XI:
– Rohit Sharma (c)
– Shubman Gill
– Virat Kohli
– Shreyas Iyer
– KL Rahul (wk)
– Suryakumar Yadav
– Ravindra Jadeja
– Mohammed Shami
– Kuldeep Yadav
– Jasprit Bumrah
– Mohammed Siraj

Australia XI:
– David Warner
– Travis Head
– Mitchell Marsh
– Steve Smith
– Marnus Labuschagne
– Glenn Maxwell
– Josh Inglis (wk)
– Pat Cummins (c)
– Mitchell Starc
– Adam Zamp
– Josh Hazlewood

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