DP World ILT20 and MCC forge partnership to honour cricket’s true character
The tournament establishes its first Spirit of Cricket Award in Season 5, recognising that the game's greatest victories are measured in how it is played, not merely in scoreline alone.
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The DP World ILT20 has aligned itself with the Marylebone Cricket Club, an institution whose stewardship of cricket’s principles stretches across centuries, to recognise and celebrate the character with which the game is played. This partnership culminates in the tournament’s inaugural Spirit of Cricket Award, to be presented at the conclusion of Season 5.
The award reflects a conviction that runs deeper than the scoreboard: that cricket’s truest victories emerge when players uphold the ethos upon which the sport is founded. The MCC, custodian of cricket’s laws and spirit since 1787, brings to this endeavour an authority and vision born from generations of guardianship. The DP World ILT20, meanwhile, has established itself as a tournament where the world’s finest talent converges under conditions of both competitive intensity and mutual respect.
In recognising the Spirit of Cricket, both organisations acknowledge that excellence in the modern game must encompass not only technical mastery and athletic prowess, but also the conduct, sportsmanship and integrity that define what makes cricket beloved across continents. The award will serve as a reminder that when players conduct themselves with honour, when captains lead with wisdom, and when the game is played as it was intended, cricket itself becomes the victor.
The Spirit of Cricket Award will be presented following the final matches of Season 5, distinguishing a player or team whose contributions to the tournament extended beyond statistics to embody the values upon which the sport endures.
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