Dubai, July 20: Presenting the fans with an unique opportunity to play their part in the forthcoming ODI World Cup, the International Cricket Council has launched an online competition to suggest names for the mascot of the next year’s mega-event to be held in the sub-continent.
The fans have been given a week, between July 20 to July 27, to submit their suggestions for the mascot’s name, the elephant, at mascot@icc-cricket.com [1].
ICC also said that the name should given keeping in mind the key characteristics of the mascot’s personality. ICC has tried to imbibe morals of an ideal player into the mascot’s personality by stating that the mascot believes in hard work and is always learning to master the art of concentration. ICC said the mascot is someone who is young and enthusiastic, and determined individual.
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[1] mailto:mascot@icc-cricket.com