Viral/ 'Did your father not teach you?': Gavaskar tries to school Mitch Marsh, AUS star has cheeky response

Australia finally tasted their first victory in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 after two consecutive losses. Australia clinched a five-wicket win against Sri Lanka at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. They started by triggering a collapse that saw Sri Lanka going from 125/0 to 209 all out. Mitchell Marsh played a crucial role, scoring a half-century off just 39 balls to help Australia during the chase. Despite early setbacks with David Warner and Steve Smith's quick dismissals, Marsh's rapid innings held their chase together and eventually saw them cross the finish line with 88 balls to spare.

3 things you need to know

• Australia secured their first win of the ongoing World Cup on Monday
• Australia defeated Sri Lanka in their third match of the tournament
• Marsh and Gavaskar engaged in a lighthearted conversation after the match

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Marsh has a perfect response to Gavaskar's quip

Following the game, Mitchell Marsh engaged in a lighthearted conversation with former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar about his aggressive batting style, which stands in stark contrast to his father Geoff Marsh's more defensive approach. Mitch Marsh was playfully questioned by Gavaskar about whether his father Geoff, who had a career strike rate of 55.33 across 117 ODIs, ever taught him to play defensively. Marsh humorously replied, "I'm just making up for his poor strike rate."

This crucial victory against Sri Lanka was a much-needed boost for Australia as they now aim to build the momentum required to reach the ODI World Cup semifinals. If they manage to win the tournament, it would make Mitchell Marsh and Geoff Marsh the first father-son duo to achieve World Cup victories in India. Geoff had previously won the 1987 edition of the marquee event held in India.

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Australia in ODI World Cup 2023

Australia started their Cricket World Cup 2023 campaign in Chennai with a humiliating 6-wicket loss against India. They then locked horns against South Africa in Hyderabad and lost the game by a huge margin of 134 runs. The Pat Cummins-led side are currently ranked eighth in the points table with one win in three matches.