Watch: Australian players drink Beer from shoe to celebrate T20 World Cup win, video goes viral
Team Australia ended their jinx at the T20 World Cup by lifting the title after they defeated rivals New Zealand in an epic final on Sunday. Australian players drink beer from shoe to celebrate T20 World Cup win.
The champion team celebrated wildly first in the dressing room and then while on the plane to Australia. Needing 173 to win, Mitchell Marsh and David Warner got the job done for the Aussies with stunning half-centuries, to seal their eighth title overall in ICC tournaments.
Drinking from a shoe has historically been performed as both a bringer of good fortune, a hazing punishment, or a party piece. Drinking champagne from a lady’s slipper became a symbol of decadence in the early 20th century. The practice remains particularly popular in Australia, where it is called a shoey
Celebrations started in the dressing room. Champagne was spilled over each other and beer was overflowing in the team’s dressing room. Australia had been written off before the T20 World Cup having lost their last five bilateral series, but trumped one and all with some brilliant cricket overall.
The Aussies had the last laugh and pictures quickly emerged on social media of the squad celebrating the glory. Steve Smith uploaded a selfie with Adam Zampa lauding his efforts during the tournament, while Glenn Maxwell was seen wearing ski-goggles during the celebrations.
Wade also sported the goggles, which is now a tradition that first found its roots in American sports. The glasses are worn to stop French bubbles from getting in the athlete’s eyes, given the alcohol content in champagne is high enough to cause serious damage.
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