Pakistan, NZ dedicate T20 trophy to Hughes
Thursday, 4 December 2014
DUBAI, Dec 3 (AFP): Pakistan and New Zealand dedicated the trophy for their two Twenty20 matches in the Dubai starting Thursday in memory of Australian batsman Phillip Hughes who died last week.
Hughes died last Thursday, two days after being hit by a bouncer in a first class match in Sydney, leaving the cricketing world to mourn his death.
Hughes's funeral was held early Wednesday, as Pakistan and New Zealand prepare for the shortest format of the game after drawing a preceding Test series 1-1.