FIR filed against Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh for resting his feet on World Cup: Reports

Mitchell Marsh has been receiving flak for disrespecting the ICC World Cup trophy. An image posted by Pat Cummins showed the player keeping his foot on the trophy following Australia's World Cup final victory over India. India lost to Australia as the latter recorded their sixth World Cup title.

3 things you need to know

• Australia lifted their sixth World Cup title
• They defeated India by six wickets in the final
• This was India's second loss in a World Cup final

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FIR registered against Mitchell Marsh for indecent gesture

An FIR now has been filed against Mitchell Marsh on November 24 in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh. RTI activist Pandit Keshav registered a complaint against the cricketer as he claimed Marsh's gesture hurt the sentiments of the Indian supporters. Pandit who happens to be the president of Bhrashtachar Virodhi Sena, even forwarded a copy of the complaint to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office as he wants the player to be banned from playing cricket in India.

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Mohammed Shami too raised concerns about Mitchell Marsh's gesture

Many Indian supporters did find Marsh's pose with the trophy objectionable and Mohammed Shami too echoed the same. The Indian faster bowler earlier insisted that he was hurt by the players's gesture. “I am hurt. The trophy for which all the teams in the world fight, the trophy which you want to lift over your head, keeping a foot on that trophy did not make me happy.”

“A complaint has been received. But so far a case has not been registered and further procedure will follow only after receiving a report from the cyber cell,” Superintendent of Police (City) Mrigank Shekhar said.

It remains to be seen whether the police take any action against the player who returned to his country after the completion of a successful World Cup campaign. Marsh was rested from the ongoing T20I series against India as he alongside Pat Cummins and a few other players will now enjoy a time off.