World Cup Trophy Damaged (merged)

[Sean]

World Cup trophy damaged in India

March 9, 2007

The expensive silverware to be awarded to the winner of cricket's World Cup in the Caribbean has been damaged while on display in India, organisers said on Friday.

A gold ring below the coins depicting previous winners of the tournament got detached from the wooden base of the 11-kilogram (24-pound) trophy, made in England at an estimated cost of US$80,000.

The damage was discovered when the trophy, brought to India by one of the global sponsors of the International Cricket Council (ICC), was displayed in Kolkata on Thursday. The trophy was immediately removed from public gaze and is being shipped for repairs to England before being taken to the Caribbean where the World Cup opens on Sunday.

A statement from the sponsors claimed the gold ring came unstuck when the trophy was handed over by the ICC earlier this week. "The lower gold ring of the World Cup was detached from the wooden base when the trophy was received from the ICC," the statement said. "ICC policy does not allow anyone except the official trophy makers to repair/polish the trophy. "Therefore, LG (sponsors) received the trophy with the lower ring detached from the wooden base."

There was no immediate reaction from the ICC. The trophy had been displayed in New Delhi on Wednesday before being taken to Kolkata. The trophy will be presented to the winner of the World Cup final in Bridgetown, Barbados on April 28.
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Hmm. What will they do if it isnt ready by the start of the World Cup?
Wouldnt they need it for the opening ceremony?

[iafzal]

I think Pakistan should just pack and go home who wants damaged goods?

[salman24]

yeah man

[hasbeen]

Originally Posted by iafzal I think Pakistan should just pack and go home who wants damaged goods?

well most of us wanted shoaib akthar again and again. u can't get more damaged goods than him

[pak_all_the_way]

Originally Posted by hasbeen [/B] well most of us wanted shoaib akthar again and again. u can't get more damaged goods than him

OUCH!!

[Monsee]

Originally Posted by hasbeen [/B] well most of us wanted shoaib akthar again and again. u can't get more damaged goods than him

Owned...

[JammydodgA]

lol!

personally, I'd be delighted if Pak won those damaged goods! =)

[kingkash786]

its a conspiracy against us pakistanis

[kingkash786]

the year we win the world cup is damaged wht the hel yaar

[The_Cricket_Devil]

I bet the ring that came unstuck was the one that was for the 1992 world cup victors

CONSPIRACY

[Mercenary]

Originally Posted by The_Cricket_Devil I bet the ring that came unstuck was the one that was for the 1992 world cup victors CONSPIRACY

You beat me to it, I was going to say the exact same thing. Someone trying to remove Pakistans win

[kablooee87]

Originally Posted by Mercenary You beat me to it, I was going to say the exact same thing. Someone trying to remove Pakistans win

The ring isn't what depicts the previous winners, the coins above it do.

[Boi]

Stupid indian security let the world cup break by the stupid indian cricket mad public


LOL!

[Geordie Ahmed]

Originally Posted by hasbeen [/B] well most of us wanted shoaib akthar again and again. u can't get more damaged goods than him

[Hari Sombar]

Originally Posted by hasbeen [/B] well most of us wanted shoaib akthar again and again. u can't get more damaged goods than him

Hahahaha that is just too good, LOL

[suhaib]

does everything in india get broken?

[W63L35]

Originally Posted by suhaib does everything in india get broken?

... yeh but this they broke it since they know they can't win it!!

Here is a video news report:

http://broadband.indiatimes.com/vide...ts/1742093.cms

[hasbeen]

Originally Posted by suhaib does everything in india get broken?

everything apart from the bowling speedometers and records.

[Shokaib]