The occurrence of father-son playing cricket is not at all rare. However, how many families are lucky to have both father and son win the World Cup? The Marsh family witnessed that rare precedent, for the first time in the history of cricket.
An important member of Australia’s current team is all-rounder Mitchell Marsh, his father Geoff Marsh was also a key member of the Aussie team at one time, who played 50 Tests and 117 ODIs for the country.
In 1987, Geoff Marsh won the ODI World Cup for the country, and his son Mitchell Marsh won the ODI World Cup in 2023.
Coincidentally, father and son both won the World Cup on Indian soil. 36 years ago Geoff Marsh celebrated the trophy after beating England at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
This time his son Mitchell Marsh celebrated the trophy at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad by defeating India at home.
However, Geoff Marsh and Mitchell Marsh raised their names in 2021 with the feat of winning the World Cup for father and son. Mitchell Marsh was a key member of Australia’s T20 World Cup victory over New Zealand in Dubai that year.
However, Mitchell Marsh’s dream of joining his father in winning the ODI World Cup has been fulfilled this time.
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