Australian captain Pat Cummins posed for pictures with his World Cup trophy on a Sabarmati river cruise vessel housing a restaurant in Ahmedabad on November 20, one day after his team won the ODI World Cup 2023.
Australia defeated hosts India by 6 wickets in the final match of the World Cup at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on November 19. Australia won their sixth title, the most by any team in the history of the ODI World Cup.
Cummins arrived at the famous Sabarmati Riverfront early in the morning with representatives from the International Cricket Council (ICC) and boarded the "Akshar River Cruise," a floating restaurant, for a trophy photoshoot in the river.
"It is a matter of great pride for all of us that the ICC selected the Sabarmati Riverfront, an iconic place, for its official photoshoot. Cummins gave various poses with the trophy on the upper deck of the cruise. He was also served a variety of food items," said Suhag Modi, director of Akshar Travels Pvt Ltd, which operates the cruise restaurant.
The 30-year-old fast bowler was spotted in a few pictures taken by the official ICC photographer, where he was standing with the World Cup trophy on the deck and the famous Atal Bridge in the background.
According to Modi, Cummins also gave an interview on-board the cruise vessel.
The Australian captain said, "Wow, what a wonderful place," according to the director of Akshar Travels.
"The Australian skipper was very impressed by the view. We gave him background information about the riverfront and the Atal Bridge. He told us that the place has many similarities with Sydney Harbour (in Australia)," he said.
A 300-metre pedestrian and bicycle bridge over the Sabarmati River was opened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in August 2022. It bears the name of the late Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a BJP stalwart and former prime minister.
(Inputs by PTI)
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