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Australia captain Mitch Marsh and opener David Warner caught up with the Uganda team ahead of their respective opening matches in the 2024 T20 World Cup.
The two posed with Ugandan cricketers in Trinidad and each received a Uganda jersey. According to cricket.com.au, the members of the Australian squad who were present signed the jersey and returned it to the Ugandan team.
Special moment to meet the Uganda team – Mitch Marsh
“That was a really special moment,” said Marsh to reporters in Barbados. “It’s things like that – it’s not just about the cricket throughout these World Cups. It’s about opportunity and teams having earnt the right to be here.”
Uganda booked their ticket to the T20 World Cup thanks to a magnificent Qualifying campaign late last year. It included a superb victory over the more fancied Zimbabwe, who ended up missing qualification as a result of the defeat.
In that game, Uganda restricted Zimbabwe to 136/7. They chased down the total with five wickets and five balls to spare to spark wild celebrations. They then went on to beat Nigeria, Kenya and Rwanda to seal their qualification along with Namibia from the African nations.
“It’s things like that – it’s not just about the cricket throughout these World Cups. It’s about opportunity and teams having earnt the right to be here.”
Mitch Marsh on meeting the Uganda team.
Uganda will kick off their T20 World Cup campaign against Afghanistan in Group C. They should take heart from the way Papua New Guinea fought against the fancied West Indies in the same group.
For Australia, they play Oman in their tournament opener in Barbados on Wednesday night. They are still gathering squad members given a number of them just finished up in the recent IPL.
“Things may look a little bit disjointed at the beginning, and I think most teams are in the same boat with guys that are playing the IPL,” said Marsh.
“That’s the nature of the beast of international cricket these days, we come from all over. We’ll get around each other for the next few days.”
According to cricket.com.au, the likes of Pat Cummins, Travis Head and Mitchell Starc spent a few days at home after the IPL Final before making the trip over to the Caribbean.
