Wayne Johnson, the Pro-Palestine supporter who invaded the pitch through the World Cup 2023 final on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday (November 19) has been despatched to a one-day remand by an area courtroom following his arrest.
The remand will final until 5 PM IST (Indian Standard Time) on November 21. Johnson is an Australian of Chinese-Filipino origin and was arrested and brought to the Chand Kheda Police station in Ahmedabad, as per the information company PTI (Press Trust of India).
Johnson breached the safety on the venue through the 14th over of India’s innings, proper earlier than the primary drinks break and approached Virat Kohli within the center earlier than getting nabbed by the safety officers and escorted off the sector of play. He sported a “Free Palestine” and “Stop bombing Palestine” T-shirt to draw the eye of the world to the continuing Israel-Palestine armed battle.
The play resumed shortly after the temporary pause and noticed Australia script a domineering show. India’s power-packed batting line-up succumbed to relentless strain that was utilized by the Aussie tempo bowling cartel comprising Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood.
Starc was the decide of all of the Aussie bowlers. The left-arm spearhead of the tempo assault bagged three wickets and conceded 55 runs in his 10 overs. Cummins, then again, snared two wickets, together with the prized scalp of a well-set Virat who was batting on 54 runs off 63 balls.
Hazlewood, although, was barely on the costly aspect of the spectrum as he gave away 60 runs in his 10 overs at six runs per over, managed to put an finish to India’s hopes of posting a complete in extra of 280 to 290. Hazlewood claimed the wickets of Ravindra Jadeja and Suryakumar Yadav and denied the Men in Blue the final flourish they wished.
