{"id":295715,"date":"2023-11-20T08:24:22","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T08:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=295715"},"modified":"2023-11-20T08:24:22","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T08:24:22","slug":"why-aussie-cricket-stars-were-banned-from-alcohol-at-world-cup-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/%d1%81ricket\/why-aussie-cricket-stars-were-banned-from-alcohol-at-world-cup-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Aussie cricket stars were banned from alcohol at World Cup final"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Why Aussie cricket stars were BANNED from enjoying one of their biggest traditions after their stunning World Cup win over India<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Aussies triumphed over India by six wickets in Ahmedabad\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Team celebrated the victory in ecstatic dressing room\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>However, one element of the post-match party was missing\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sharp-eyed cricket fans might have noticed one thing that&#8217;s always gone hand in hand with Aussie victory celebrations was missing after their stunning World Cup final win over India: alcohol.<\/p>\n<p>There wasn&#8217;t a drop of beer, wine or liquor to be seen as skipper Pat Cummins and his men cut loose in the dressing rooms after the match, and the explanation is simple.<\/p>\n<p>The final was held in Ahmedabad in the Indian state of Gujarat, where the manufacturing, sale and consumption of alcohol is banned.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Foreigners are only allowed to buy alcohol in the state if they obtain a special government permit, but even then they&#8217;re only given the green light to possess or drink two units of alcohol at any time. They are also not allowed to drink in a public place.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/20\/03\/78007159-12769329-image-a-53_1700452088614.jpg\" height=\"449\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Glenn Maxwell holds the World Cup trophy aloft as the Aussies celebrated their underdog win in Ahmedabad &#8211; but have a careful look at the photo and you&#8217;ll see something is missing<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/20\/03\/78007161-12769329-image-a-54_1700452162427.jpg\" height=\"442\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Pat Cummins (holding trophy) and his teammates marked one of the biggest wins of their careers without a single alcoholic drink anywhere to be seen<\/p>\n<p>The Australian team obviously decided not to pursue the permit option at Narendra Modi Stadium as pictures and videos taken inside the sheds during their victory party don&#8217;t feature any alcoholic beverages.<\/p>\n<p>However, the beers did flow for some stars once they returned to their hotel rooms, with Mitchell Marsh seen drinking a bottle of lager in an Instagram post that was also shared by Cummins.<\/p>\n<p>Beer and champagne have been synonymous with Australian cricket victories ever since the national team&#8217;s first Test against England in 1877.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the most famous images in Aussie cricket history show stars such as Shane Warne, David Boon and Doug Walters enjoying a beer or three after winning a match or series.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/20\/03\/78007155-12769329-image-a-55_1700452240177.jpg\" height=\"435\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Adam Zampa (with trophy) and his fellow stars didn&#8217;t drink a drop of beer or champagne after beating India due to a ban on alcohol in the state of Gujarat, where the final was held<\/p>\n<p>The team&#8217;s boozy partying made headlines for a different reason in January 2022, when Cummins paused the team&#8217;s champagne-fuelled celebrations so Muslim batter and teetotaller Usman Khawaja could join in when they won the Ashes 4-0.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;If this video doesn&#8217;t show you that the boys have my back, I don&#8217;t know what will,&#8217; Khawaja wrote on social media.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;They stopped their normal champagne celebrations so I could rejoin. Inclusivity in the game and our values as a sport are so important.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I feel like we are trending in the right direction.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/20\/03\/78007153-12769329-image-a-56_1700452472187.jpg\" height=\"406\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mitchell Marsh (pictured far right) was seen enjoying a beer back in his hotel room after the locker room party had ended\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/20\/04\/78008903-12769329-image-m-58_1700454368309.jpg\" height=\"431\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Marking a win with a few beers &#8211; or some champagne &#8211; as Pat Cummins and his teammates did when they beat England in the 2021 Ashes (pictured) &#8211; is a long-standing tradition<\/p>\n<p>Cummins and century-scoring matchwinner Travis Head were front and centre as the Aussies marked their sixth World Cup victory on Monday, AEST.<\/p>\n<p>Head was seen enjoying a moment alone with the trophy after his match-winning display, with the players jumping up and down and singing along as one of the team&#8217;s favourite songs, Freed From Desire, was played.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cummins spoke of reaching the &#8216;pinnacle&#8217; of cricket after Australia claimed their sixth men&#8217;s World Cup title and, with it, broke the hearts of a nation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;That&#8217;s huge, that&#8217;s the pinnacle in cricket, winning a World Cup, especially here in India,&#8217; said Cummins, a captain who this year won the World Test Championship and retained the Ashes,&#8217; he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;These are the moments you remember for the rest of your life.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/cricket\/article-12769329\/Australia-World-Cup-final-banned-alcohol-India-celebration-Ahmedabad.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Why Aussie cricket stars were BANNED from enjoying one of their biggest traditions after their stunning World Cup win over India Aussies triumphed over India <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/%d1%81ricket\/why-aussie-cricket-stars-were-banned-from-alcohol-at-world-cup-final\/\" title=\"Why Aussie cricket stars were banned from alcohol at World Cup final\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":295714,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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