Cricket T20 World Cup Trophy: A Quick Look Inside the Gold Cup 🏏

The ICC Men's T20 World Cup kicks off this week across the USA and Caribbean. The trophy itself — a hexagonal globe held aloft by three silver pillars — has design lessons for any tournament organizer.

Why Three Pillars, Not Four

The three pillars represent the three formats of cricket (Test, ODI, T20) — but they also create a visually unstable composition that photographers love. Four pillars would read static; three creates tension and movement. When you brief a custom tournament trophy, odd numbers of supports almost always look more dynamic.

The Globe Is a Replica, the Real Trophy Stays Home

Like the FIFA World Cup, the T20 trophy actually lifted on stage is a replica — the original lives at ICC headquarters. For any perpetual trophy your organization commissions, plan a replica from day one: same dimensions, same look, lighter plating. Recipients can take it home; the original stays insured and pristine.