MELBOURNE, 18 July 2023: The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Trophy landed at the iconic MCG to pay tribute to Australian legend Shane Warne. It sat underneath the newly named Shane Warne Stand and greeted fans outside the venue by the statue of the spin-king.
Playing at the MCG museum was a recording of Warne, talking through his player-of-the-match performance in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 1999 semi-final between Australia and South Africa. Warne had recounted that he had been struggling for fitness and form leading into the match, but decided on that day he would just ‘give the ball a rip’. A mindset that saw him turn the match Australia’s way. The Trophy also visited Mark Waugh at the Fox Sports studios, where the former teammate of Warne shared his memories from the famous semi-final fixture.
Following this, the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Trophy took in some sites around Melbourne, including the famous Hosier Lane. No trip to Melbourne would be complete without sampling the local coffee, where Australian champion latte artist Victor Vu took on the challenge of imprinting cricket’s biggest global prize on to his famous local brew.
Through a varied programme of activations, the Trophy Tour aims to give one million fans the chance to connect with the prized silverware ahead of the highly anticipated global event, and will visit locations in 18 countries across five continents.
Embarking on its first full-scale global tour since 2019, the Trophy Tour will recreate the sense of occasion and carnival-like atmosphere synonymous with Cricket World Cups through a series of large-scale activations at some of the world’s most iconic destinations.
In addition to its journey across over 20 cities in India and other participating countries, the Trophy will also tour a number of emerging nations such as Bahrain, Kuwait, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Nigeria, Uganda, France, Italy and the United States, enabling new and existing fans to get a glimpse of world cricket’s ultimate prize.
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Trophy Tour Schedule:
27 June – 14 July: India
15 – 16 July: New Zealand
17 – 18 July: Australia
19 – 21 July: Papua New Guinea
22 – 24 July: India
25 – 27 July: USA
28 – 30 July: West Indies
31 July – 4 August: Pakistan
5 – 6 August: Sri Lanka
7 – 9 August: Bangladesh
10 – 11 August: Kuwait
12 – 13 August: Bahrain
14 – 15 August: India
16 – 18 August: Italy
19 – 20 August: France
21 – 24 August: England
25 – 26 August: Malaysia
27 – 28 August: Uganda
29 – 30 August: Nigeria
31 August – 3 September: South Africa
From 4 September: India
-SNNI Global, Melbourne, Australia.
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