London: Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, stoked the fierce cricketing rivalry between England and Australia by making a cheeky sledge at Australia captain Aaron Finch ahead of the ICC World Cup.
"You're getting on a bit now, aren't you? How long have you been playing?" express.co.uk quoted the Duke of Sussex as asking Finch, making him laugh during a team captains' reception at the Buckingham Palace on Wednesday evening.
The 32-year-old Australian batsman took the remark sportingly and told Harry that he had been playing for eight years at the highest level. However, he left Harry bemused when he replied to the duke's query about the favourites to win as: "England and India."
Harry, 34, also told Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne: "Enjoy it, if you're not going to enjoy it you might as well not be here". It is reported that Harry would be one of the dignitaries present at The Oval for the tournament opener where he would be cheering for the hosts against South Africa.
Queen Elizabeth also met the captains ahead of a garden party at the palace ahead of the tournament.
Earlier in the evening, the World Cup 2019 got officially under way with a cracking opening ceremony at the iconic Mall in London.
