Much like father’s day, mother’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 per🉐son in and out, possessing even the darkest secrets which family members aren’t aware of. Theref❀ore, 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 integr🧜al role, especially during the low✤s.
With the gruelling tour schedu꧃les 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 re🧜sults 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 the England-Australia group-stage fi🌼xture 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 ꩵreach Glenn Maxwell placed at deep mid-▨wicket.
However, Maxwell soon realised that the momentum was go🍃ing to take him across the fence. Subsequently, in came the r🔥elay 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 wonde🎃r. 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 century.
Australia posted 285 with the bat and bundled out the hosts for just 221. Finch 🌳also walked 🎉away with the ‘Player of the Match’ award.
