World Cup 2023 Trophy travelling 120,000 feet above Earth

The ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 Trophy Tour launched spectacularly, travelling 120,000 feet above Earth before touching down in India's Narendra Modi arena in Ahmedabad, the largest cricket arena in the world.

The achievement was accomplished using a specially designed stratospheric balloon and the World Cup Trophy. Stunning images of the renowned cutlery perched on the edge of the atmosphere of the Earth were acquired using 4K cameras. At its highest height, the balloon had a temperature of -65°C and had travelled through more than 99.5% of Earth's atmosphere.

In preparation for the World Cup, which will be contested across India in October and November, the space trip sets the stage for the largest ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Trophy Tour in history. 

The Trophy Tour will stop at places in 18 nations on five continents with the goal of giving one million people the opportunity to interact with the precious cutlery before the eagerly awaited international event.

The Trophy Tour, which will begin its first major international tour since 2019, will use a number of massive activations at some of the most famous places on earth to recreate the festive ambiance and feeling of occasion typical of Cricket World Cups.

Fans can track the Trophy Tour's progress as it travels across the globe at cricketworldcup.com.

The Trophy will tour a number of developing nations, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Nigeria, Uganda, France, Italy, and the United States, in addition to over 20 cities in India and other participating nations. This will allow both new and devoted cricket fans to catch a glimpse of the most coveted trophy in the world.

Schedule for the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Trophy Tour

27 June – 14 July: India

15 – 16 July: New Zealand

17 – 18 July: Australia

19 – 21 July: Papua New Guinea

22 – 24 July: India

25 – 27 July: USA

28 – 30 July: West Indies

31 July – 4 August: Pakistan

5 – 6 August: Sri Lanka

7 – 9 August: Bangladesh

10 – 11 August: Kuwait

12 – 13 August: Bahrain

14 – 15 August: India

16 – 18 August: Italy

19 – 20 August: France

21 – 24 August: England

25 – 26 August: Malaysia

27 – 28 August: Uganda

29 – 30 August: Nigeria

31 August – 3 September: South Africa

From 4 September: India