LAHORE – India was seized by a growing controversy as it was revealed that there was more than one trophy and that India was presented with a different one from that given to previous Cricket World Cup winners, according to a report in The Telegraph newspaper.
The report said while the final was being played, that original trophy was locked in a Customs warehouse in Mumbai as £30,000 of duty had not been paid by the ICC for its release. Cricketing officials said the Indian team was presented with a lookalike on Saturday night at the Wankhade Stadium. Meanwhile, seeking to put an end to the row, ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat was quoted as saying by the Times of India that the winners got the trophy that was intended to be delivered to them.
Lorgat called the earlier reports disappointing and said there was absolutely no issue regarding the trophy. “It is very disappointing that media report do not represent the fact. I have spoken about match fixing at Ahmedabad and now it is disappointing to know about the trophy. India got the trophy which was intended to deliver to them,” Lorgat told reporters.
“Since the 2003 World Cup, we have two trophies, one is the replica which is used for promotional purposes and that perpetual trophy has been going in and out of India for the last six weeks and it is back to Dubai.
“The original trophy we had at the field of play on Saturday and that is the trophy that matters and that is with the Indian team,” he added.
