T20 World Cup Facts: India has won the T20 World Cup 2024 title after a long wait of 17 years. After winning the title match, India (Indian Cricket Team) has got a gleaming T20 trophy. However, do you know how the trophy that India has captured is made. How much does the T20 World Cup trophy weigh? If all these questions arise in your mind too, then today we will answer all your questions.

How is the T20 trophy made?

The T20 World Cup started in 2007. In the first season, the Indian team won the title by performing well under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. So far, nine editions of the tournament have been played. The champion team that wins the T20 World Cup has been given the same type of trophy so far. No change has been made in its design till now.

The T20 World Cup trophy was designed by the famous London-based company Links of London. It is a sub-brand of England's famous jewellery company Folli Folli. Two metals have been used to prepare the T20 World Cup trophy. It is made of silver and rhodium. Rhodium also looks like silver which is found in platinum.

What is the length and weight of the trophy

The length of the T20 World Cup trophy is 51 cm. While the length of its upper part is 19 cm. The width of the base of the trophy is 14 cm. Talking about the weight of the trophy, it weighs 7.5 kg. The name of every team that wins the T20 World Cup is recorded on the trophy. The interesting thing is that every team is given a fake trophy to take home. The real trophy is kept with the ICC.

Let us tell you that apart from India, England and West Indies are the only three teams that have won the T20 World Cup title twice. India has achieved the feat of winning the title for the second time this year.