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TOI Sports Desk | TIMESOFINDIA.COM

World Cup final pitch invader remanded in 1-day police custody

NEW DELHI: An Australian individual, who disrupted the pitch during Sunday's World Cup final between India and Australia in Ahmedabad while wearing a pro-Palestine T-shirt, has been remanded in one-day police custody by a Gandhinagar court, as confirmed by an official on Monday.

The intruder, Wen Johnson (24), entered Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium just before the drinks break in the final around 3:00 pm, approaching batter Virat Kohli. Swift action by security personnel led to his immediate apprehension.

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