Much like father’s day, motheꦆr’s day, or valentine’s day, friendship day is celebrated to dedicate one of the most profound bonds a person has with, i.e., a friend.
A close friend knows the person in and out, possessing even the darkest secrets which family members aren’t aware of. Therefore, 30th July is dedicated to 🐭commemorate the close friend in one’s life.
The game of cricket is a popular team sport, where camaraderie between players and staff don an integral role, especially dur🍰ing the low෴s.
With the gruelling tour schedules in modern-day cricket, players often spend most of the time in a calendar 💫year with teammates.
The team-spirit plays a huge role when the side is on long overseas tours, with resu💜lts not going their way. This is where the character of the team is tested.
On Friendship’s day, ICC decided to share a sni🦄ppet from th💧e England-Australia group-stage fixture of the 2019 ODI World Cup, held at Lord’s.
In the video, England all-rounder Chris Woakes attempted a mighty heave towards cow corner. The ball only managed to reach Glenn Maxwell placed at dee𝓡p mid-wick🌠et.
However, Maxwell soon realised that the momentum was going to take him across the fenc𒈔e. Subsequently, 𓆏in came the relay throw to captain Aaron Finch, who came as a backup from long-on.
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A couple of decades back, such a catch would have been treated as a wonder. Moreover, top teams, with the influx of T20 ♎cricket, practice the relay throw in their training drills, depicting how the game has changed leaps and bounds.
Coming back to the match, Australia dominated the game and won🌄 the game by a 64-run margin. Finch set the tone early for his side with a cen🥀tury.
Australia posted 285 with the b෴at and bundled out the hosts for just 221. Finch also walked away with the ‘Player of the 💟Match’ award.
