After an intensely fought Test series, in which the hosts emerged victorious, Pakistan and Australia will clash in a three-match T20I series, which starts on October 24 in Abu Dhabi.
Even before the series has begun, it is bound to become one to remember. Whether it will be for the on-field action is yet to be seen, but it will certainly remain long in the memory for the trophy which has been manufactured.
The trophy was unveiled on Sunday at the pre-match press conference and it immediately raised a few eyebrows (and triggered a few giggles). It has three stumps with a ball at the base and a biscuit on top!
<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” data-lang=”en”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Call off the competition – sport has its greatest ever trophy <a href=”https://t.co/VSgOrtnnr8″>pic.twitter.com/VSgOrtnnr8</a></p>— Charlie Reynolds (@cwjreynolds) <a href=”https://twitter.com/cwjreynolds/status/1054752502913134593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>October 23, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” data-lang=”en”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>This is not photoshop.<br><br>Repeat: This is not photoshop!<br><br>This is an actual cricket trophy. <a href=”https://t.co/nbr2cjp9WE”>pic.twitter.com/nbr2cjp9WE</a></p>— Aatif Nawaz (@AatifNawaz) <a href=”https://twitter.com/AatifNawaz/status/1054733944594333696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>October 23, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” data-lang=”en”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Giving taking the biscuit a whole new meaning! <a href=”https://t.co/YA1B7O3lUk”>https://t.co/YA1B7O3lUk</a></p>— ICC (@ICC) <a href=”https://twitter.com/ICC/status/1054732954222673920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>October 23, 2018</a></blockquote>
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