ICC Men’s CWC Trophy at the MCG for global journey – By SNNI Global, Melbourne 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 ...
Jul 25, 2023
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