Day 2: Principle Dealer Mr.Suweresh Unveiling the ICC T20 World Cup trophy here at Surya Nissan Hosur Main Road today.
Bengaluru, India (03rd March, 2016) – The countdown for the much awaited ICC World Twenty20 2016 tournament began last week with Nissan India kick-starting the eight-city tour of the trophy in India. The trophy has traveled across 11 nations before starting its India journey.
The Nissan Trophy tour started its India journey from Dharamshala, followed by Mohali, Delhi, Kolkata, Nagpur and Chennai. The Nissan Trophy Tour has now reached Bengaluru to woo cricket lovers of the city. The trophy was flagged off by Venkatesh Prasad and Jhulan Goswami from Richmond Circle and travelled to Chinnaswamy Stadium. The Nissan Trophy tour will end its journey in Mumbai on 5th March 2016.
Arun Malhotra, Managing Director, Nissan Motor India Pvt. Ltd. said, ”Nissan and cricket have a lot in common. Both are about pushing boundaries, inspired team-work and delivering excitement. The ICC World Twenty20 tournament garners a lot of enthusiasm from devotees of the sport the world over. The trophy tour provides a unique opportunity for all fans to get closer to cricket history in the making.”
”Additionally, to celebrate our association with the sport and as a commemorative offering for cricket buffs across the country, we just launched ICC World Twenty20 limited editions of the Micra and Terrano at the just conclued Delhi Auto Expo,” he added.
The Nissan ICC World Twenty20 trophy embarked on its global journey in December 2015. It has visited 11 participating countries around the globe before arriving in India for the final leg of its tour. From Dharmshala, the trophy will travel to seven more cities – including all match venues – and in the process build up excitement for the tournament, which kicks-off on 8th March 2016.
The trophy tour, ahead of the main event, is a part of Nissan’s eight-year deal with International Cricket Council as a global sponsor. The global automaker is sponsoring a host of worldwide tournaments including the ICC Cricket World Cup, ICC Champions Trophy and ICC Twenty20, along with the Under 19 tournament and Women’s cricket.
The ICC Trophy on its tour reached Surya Nissan Showroom Hosur Road at 10am amidst of Grand gala celebrations the trophy is unveiled by Mr Suwresh Managing Director Surya Nissan Hosur Road Bangalore
The countries participating in the Nissan ICC Twenty20 tournament include Scotland, Ireland, England, Netherlands, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, Australia and India. The complete tournament schedule can be found at:
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About Nissan Motor India Pvt. Ltd.
Nissan Motor India Private Ltd. (NMIPL) is a 100% subsidiary of Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. Japan. The company was incorporated in 2005 and offers innovative and exciting products across hatchback, MUV, SUV and sedan segments in India. Nissan together with its global alliance partner Renault set up a manufacturing plant and a Research & Development Centre near Chennai. Nissan in India has a portfolio of two brands, Nissan and Datsun. For more information, visit www.nissan.in.
