The Cricket World Cup 2011 trophy was recently unveiled in Lahore with a grand ceremony courtesy of Castrol - the world’s leading lubricant company. The ceremony also coincided with the announcement of Castrol’s association as the official performance partner of the ICC with a unique presence at all ICC cricket events for the next five years starting with the coveted ICC World Cup 2011.

The evening, hosted and managed by RMC and Lotus PR saw sporting personalities including the legendary Wasim Akram, captain of the Pakistan Women’s Cricket Team Sana Mir along with teammates Sania Iqbal, Nida Rashid, Marina Iqbal and their fielding coach Abdul Majeed were also in attendance. Saima Mohsin beautifully conducted the ceremony onstage that comprised of live entertainment by Ali Azmat with his band featuring renowned musicians Gumby, Omran Shafique and Kamran ‘Mannu’ Zafar and world dance performances with classical, African, flamenco and contemporary ballet influences as choreographed by Juni featuring celebrated dance artiste Nighat Chaudhry. Prominent moel and red carpet diva Natasha Hussain along with media personality, Adnan Malik, designers Muneeb Nawaz, Ali Xeeshan, Sarah Gandapur and model Fiza Ali also attended the event. PCB’s Director of Cricket Operations Zakir Khan, Mrs. Bushra Aitzaz Ahsan Chairperson of Pakistan Women Cricket and Pakistan Veteran Cricket Association (PVCA) Chief Executive Officer Ashiq Hussain Qureshi along with Managing Director of Castrol at BP Pakistan, Liaqat Ali Qadri graced the night.

For more information on Castrol’s commitment to cricket and information on being exclusive performance partner to the ICC, visit www.castrolcricket.com

All images courtesy of: Faisal Farooqui