Pakistan vs Australia: PCB gets trolled by ICC, here's why!
What's the story
The Pakistan Cricket Board ended up on the wrong side of things as the ICC made fun of the trophy that it presented for the T20I series against Australia. Pakistan and Australia will lock horns in a three-match T20I series and what the two sides will be playing for, is a trophy that resembles a gigantic biscuit. Here's more about the ICC's response.
Twitter Post
This is hilarious from the ICC
Giving taking the biscuit a whole new meaning! https://t.co/YA1B7O3lUk
— ICC (@ICC) October 23, 2018
Trophy
Trophy has a gigantic biscuit at the crown
Australia and Pakistan will face each other tonight in the first match of the 2018 TUC Cup. The trophy was unveiled by skippers Aaron Finch and Sarfraz Ahmed. The trophy has a pair of stumps, a golden ball and a gigantic biscuit at the crown. It is one of the weirdest trophies. Post the ICC's reaction, Twitterati took trolling to another level.
Hilarious
TUC trophy and the Champions Trophy: Pick your favorite!
The ICC made fun of the Pakistan board for trying to promote TUC's biscuits. The second tweet, by the ICC, highlighted this trophy in one frame and compared it with the 2017 Champions Trophy. Looking at both, one can easily spot the 'sponsored' trophy. This is one of those bizarre incidents in cricket. Pakistan wouldn't have expected this reaction from the ICC.
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Another epic response
You vs the trophy she told you not to worry about. pic.twitter.com/DUGWKWFTbE
— ICC (@ICC) October 23, 2018
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WATCH: This is what Finch had to say
A shift in formats and the chance to grab the No.1 ranking have the Aussies primed for their three-match T20I series with Pakistan. First game tonight from 3am AEDT #PAKvAUS pic.twitter.com/6XtiHkW03d
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) October 24, 2018
Rankings
Fight for numero uno spot in store
Pakistan are the number one side in the world in T20Is, but the Aussies will be aiming to topple them to move ahead in the rankings. "We all know Australia are the best T20 team in the world at the moment," Sarfraz Ahmed said in his press conference. These sides had met each other in July, in a tri-series. Pakistan had won the competition.