New Delhi: The Australian skipper Pat Cummins returns to his home following his successful campaign at the ICC World Cup 2023, in India, where his team beat the hosts by 6 wickets in the finals, to win their record-extending sixth World Cup title.
However, the reception that he received at the airport of his hometown, i.e., Sydney, has left the whole Indian community on X (Formerly known as Twitter) bemused, as there were only a handful of people available at the airport to receive their World Cup winning hero.
Interestingly, India is a country that worships cricket as a religion, and the fans would have flocked every inch of the allowed area at the airport if this was the Indian captain returning after winning the World Cup title.
Hence, by default, the fans were by default surprised by such a cold welcome of the Australian skipper, upon his return to his country.
Many users are taking pride in their way of treating their heroes, while many are showing their surprise at this strange behaviour of the Aussie fans.
Check out, how the netizens on X (Formerly known as Twitter), reacted to the video of Pat Cummin’s homecoming.
Pat Cummins arrives at an Australian airport. Just a few sports journalists clicking photos and regular passengers minding their own business. Isse zyada log to hamare yaha JCB ki khudaai dekhne ke liye khade ho jaate hain. pic.twitter.com/maq5GBEgnj
— THE SKIN DOCTOR (@theskindoctor13) November 22, 2023
This is Pat Cummins’ welcome at airport. 😭 Looks like cricket World Cup wasn’t telecasted in Australia. pic.twitter.com/0y4wihHV7A
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) November 22, 2023
No Drama, no jingoism, no political leader present to take the credit, no hero worship, no one to carry his luggage, no one going mad in streets.
This is Pat Cummins and Australian people after winning the World Cup 2023.
So much to learn from them.pic.twitter.com/u30cB6dBOW
— Dr Nimo Yadav (@niiravmodi) November 22, 2023
World cup winning captain Pat Cummins getting GERO welcome in Australia 😎
Imagine if Rohit had won it
How mumbai would welcome him pic.twitter.com/lRky2JgiXY— Swathi Bellam (@BellamSwathi) November 22, 2023
Australian Cricket team Captain Pat Cummins reach back at home & none other than Photojournalists & journalists had came to airport to recieve him.
Imagine if it would be an Indian team whether coming from any nation to India & that too after wining a final, Public would had gone… pic.twitter.com/fNhvZemfoX— Akashdeep Thind (@thind_akashdeep) November 22, 2023
Pat Cummins back on home soil as a World Cup winning captain #CWC23 pic.twitter.com/0r7MhPmwXZ
— Andrew McGlashan (@andymcg_cricket) November 21, 2023
No excitement?
Pat Cummins returns home after winning the World Cup but there ain’t many people to receive the World Champions.pic.twitter.com/yb5Ya6S6iz
— Cricketopia (@CricketopiaCom) November 22, 2023
Oops. No welcome ceremony for Pat Cummins in home country.
The number of people at the Post match Presentation ceremony at Ahemdabad > than people at the airportpic.twitter.com/76mDjW1zeu
— Farrago Abdullah Parody (@abdullah_0mar) November 22, 2023
This is how Pat Cummins welcomed in Australia at the airport. Imagine the chaos at the airport if India returns with a cup!
— idlebrain jeevi (@idlebrainjeevi) November 22, 2023
ICC World Cup winning captain, Pat cummins’ reaches Sydney, Australia. Netizens react to the welcome at Airport pic.twitter.com/vLngKP6aaq
— Megh Updates 🚨™ (@MeghUpdates) November 22, 2023
As it happened
India and Australia, who played their first match of the ICC World Cup 2023, where the hosts defeated the visitors by 6 wickets, were once again face-to-face in the ultimate showdown of the tournament.
Australian skipper Pat Cummins won the toss and decided to bowl first.
The Indian team was looking dangerous as always until the skipper Rohit Sharma (47) was at the crease, but as soon as Rohit was dismissed, the Aussie bowlers chocked the run flow of India and despite the fifties from KL Rahul (66) and Virat Kohli (54), the hosts only managed to post a subpar total of 240 on the board.
PM Narendra Modi handing the World Cup trophy to Pat Cummins and Australia. pic.twitter.com/WPDCFxYAvh
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) November 19, 2023
In reply, the Aussies lost three wickets under the 50 runs mark, but then Travis Head (137) and Marnus Labuschange (58*) stitched a 191-run partnership for the fourth wicket, ensuring Australia’s sixth World Cup title.
