Sports Desk, 19th November: A pitch invader disrupted the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 final between India and Australia, wearing a ‘Free Palestine’ t-shirt and attempting to approach Virat Kohli.
The intruder, swiftly apprehended, sported a face mask in Palestine’s colors. The security breach temporarily halted the match, but play resumed after the intruder was taken into custody.
Australia had won the toss and elected to bowl first. The interruption added a moment of tension to the highly anticipated match at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.