ICC T20 World Cup 2022: 100 Days Countdown Begins, Australia Welcomes Big Event

Melbourne
Cricket
Ground’s
(MCG)
hallowed
turf
took
centre
stage
with
the
pitch
relocated
into
the
centre
of
Melbourne
to
mark
100
days
to
go
until
the
world’s
best
cricketers
from
16
teams
compete
for
the
ultimate
prize
in
T20
cricket.

Australian
international
stars
Aaron
Finch,
Georgia
Wareham
and
Tayla
Vlaeminck
along
with
cricket
legends
Shane
Watson,
Waqar
Younis
and
Morne
Morkel
teamed
up
with
other
Australian
personalities
to
launch
the
ICC
T20
World
Cup
Trophy
Tour,
driven
by
Nissan.

The
Trophy
Tour
is
set
to
visit
35
locations
in
13
countries
across
four
continents,
more
than
ever
before.

The
Men’s
T20
World
Cup
trophy
will
make
stops
in
Fiji,
Finland,
Germany,
Ghana,
Indonesia,
Japan,
Namibia,
Nepal,
Singapore
and
Vanuatu
for
the
first
time,
taking
the
sport
to
more
fans
in
different
countries
to
get
a
glimpse
of
T20
cricket’s
ultimate
prize.

The
Trophy
Tour
that
is
designed
for
anyone,
anywhere
at
any
time
will
enable
fans
to
get
involved
from
home
with
a
3D
augmented
reality
filter,
housed
on
the
official
T20
World
Cup
Facebook
and
Instagram
channels.

Fans
are
encouraged
to
get
creative
and
show
the
world
where
you
play
cricket
using
the
trophy
filter.
The
best
of
the
fan-generated
images
will
be
celebrated
weekly
and
a
lucky
few
will
be
rewarded
with
ICC
Men’s
T20
World
Cup
themed
prizes.

Beginning
in
Melbourne
and
circling
the
globe,
the
Trophy
Tour
will
make
its
final
stop
in
Geelong
on
16
October
for
the
opening
match
of
the
ICC
T20
World
Cup
2022
between
2014
Champions
Sri
Lanka
and
Namibia.

Fans
can
follow
the
trophy’s
journey
around
the
world
on
the
T20
World
Cup’s
social
media
channels
or
via
the
dedicated
Trophy
Tour
section
on
the
T20
World
Cup
website.

Over
800,000
fans
are
anticipated
to
attend
the
ICC
Men’s
T20
World
Cup
2022
with
additional
tickets
to
all
matches
released
today,
with
the
exception
of
the
India
and
Pakistan
match
on
October
23.

General
allocation
of
tickets
for
this
fixture
were
sold
out
within
five
minutes
of
going
on
public
sale
in
February.
Should
more
tickets
become
available
for
the
fixture
they
will
be
released
at
a
later
date.

ICC
Chief
Executive
Geoff
Allardice
said:
“With
just
100
days
to
go
until
the
start
of
the
ICC
Men’s
T20
World
Cup
there
is
a
real
sense
of
excitement
ahead
of
the
16
teams
coming
together
in
Australia
to
compete
for
the
ultimate
prize
in
T20
cricket.

“Celebrating
the
start
of
the
ICC
Men’s
T20
World
Cup
Trophy
Tour,
driven
by
Nissan,
is
another
important
milestone
in
taking
the
Trophy
to
ten
countries
for
the
first
time
ever,
once
again
showing
our
commitment
to
using
the
T20
format
as
vehicle
to
grow
the
game
and
to
engage
new
fans
across
the
world.”

Australian
men’s
captain
Aaron
Finch
said:
“It’s
an
exciting
time
for
cricket
with
so
many
world
class
teams
coming
out
to
play
all
around
the
country.
Now
that
there’s
just
100
days
to
go,
you
can
feel
the
excitement
building
among
the
team
about
the
prospect
of
playing
in
a
home
World
Cup
in
front
of
our
fans.

“In
a
World
Cup
every
game
is
a
tough
game,
and
anyone
can
beat
anyone
on
their
day
so
the
white
ball
cricket
we’ve
got
coming
up
over
the
next
couple
of
months
is
going
to
be
crucial
to
make
sure
we
are
ready
come
the
first
ball
of
the
World
Cup
in
October.”

ICC
Men’s
T20
World
Cup
Trophy
Tour,
driven
by
Nissan,
ambassador
Shane
Watson
said:
“As
a
player,
there’s
few
things
that
can
top
playing
in
a
home
World
Cup
and
I
can’t
wait
to
see
the
world’s
best
T20
players
on
the
fast
bouncy
pitches
in
Australia.
It’s
going
to
be
an
incredible
spectacle.

“Leading
up
to
the
event,
I’m
also
looking
forward
to
taking
the
T20
World
Cup
trophy
around
our
beautiful
country
to
give
fans
the
opportunity
to
be
part
of
this
massive
cricket
celebration.”

Nissan
Australia
Managing
Director,
Adam
Paterson
said:
“With
100
days
until
the
first
ball
of
the
World
Cup,
Nissan
is
gearing
up
for
a
spectacular
event
across
the
country.
We
are
proud
to
continue
to
play
an
important
role
in
driving
excitement
and
innovation,
supporting
the
ICC
Men’s
T20
World
Cup
Trophy
Tour,
driven
by
Nissan,
with
Nissan
Ambassadors,
Mel
Jones
and
Mitchell
Johnson
behind
the
wheel.”

Australia
are
also
the
defending
champions
of
the
ICC
T20
World
Cup,
having
won
the
tournament
in
2021
which
was
held
in
the
UAE.
It
was
their
maiden
T20
World
title.

The
Aussies
will
be
eager
to
defend
the
title
in
front
of
their
home
crowd
and
will
start
as
one
of
the
firm
favourites
having
a
good
knowledge
of
pitches
and
conditions.