newznew (Chandigarh) : The ICC Champions Trophy 2017 Nissan Trophy Tour concluded with the display of Trophy at Joshi Nissan at Industrial Area in Phase I here today.
The trophy tour began its journey from Kolkata on March 01. After enticing fans in the city of Mumbai, Cochin, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Delhi NCR, it has reached Chandigarh today.
The tour granted cricket fans an unexpected access to the ICC Champions Trophy. The Trophy was greeted with excitement by all cricket fans in the city. As part of the entire journey, the trophy was displayed in Kolkata, Mumbai, Cochin, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Delhi NCR and Chandigarh.
During tour , events were organized at university campuses, shopping malls, corporate parks and Nissan dealerships in these cities where fans could get up close to the trophy, take 360-degree pictures with it, and play virtual reality cricket games.
As global partner and supplier of the official car of the ICC, Nissan have driven ICC Champions Trophy in vehicles to events in seven major cities in India and taking the trophy on some more unusual journeys to surprise and delight cricket fans as well. Nissan is also collaborating with the ICC to create a series of events that will bring fans together with the trophy and enable them to share their excitement and anticipation for the tournament.
Arun Malhotra, MD-Nissan Motor India Pvt. Ltd. said that Cricket is a religion in India which binds the country together and we salute this spirit and are proud to be a sponsor of ICC Champions Trophy. India is the defending champion of this trophy and we at Nissan are excited to bring it closer to cricket fans across India.”
The ICC Champions Trophy 2017 Nissan Trophy Tour was set off on February 21 in Dubai. After India, the trophy will visit other competing nations like Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and England, before the opening game between England and Bangladesh at The Oval on 1st June, 2017.