The Economic Times

From reclaimed leather balls to retired bats wood, how India vs NZ T20I series trophy was different

Cricket has long placed value on continuity, of records, rivalries and traditions, but less often on the afterlife of the physical objects that enable the game. Balls and bats, once worn, are typically replaced without ceremony. By reusing these materials to create a series trophy, not as disposable equipment, but as objects capable of carrying forward meaning even after their functional life has ended.