Australia didn’t have an ideal start with the bat in the 2023 World Cup match against England, losing both openers early.
However, Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne displayed their class to rescue their team from the early trouble. Following Smith and Labuschagne’s departures, Cameron Green played a composed innings, scoring 47 runs off 52 balls to keep the innings on track.
Nevertheless, during Green’s innings, there was a moment when the talented all-rounder nearly posed a threat to umpire Chris Gaffaney. On the penultimate delivery of the 31st over, Green attempted to tackle a short-pitched delivery from Mark Wood outside the off stump.
However, Green’s bat slipped from his grip and soared in the direction of square leg umpire Gaffaney. Fortunately, the bat landed safely in front of Gaffaney, who managed to avoid the flying object. Meanwhile, the ball, after taking the top edge, landed just five yards away from Green.
Eventually, Gaffney collected the bat and returned it to the Australian all-rounder. The incident involving Green’s airborne bat generated significant attention on social media, with Twitter users sharing their reactions to the incident.