In an attempt to pay homage to Phillip Hughes, the Cricket Association of Nepal has said that a cricket bat and a shirt used by the late Australia batsman will be taken to the top of Mount Everest.
Hughes passed away in November after being struck in the neck by a bouncer during a Sheffield Shield match at Sydney Cricket Ground.
Mountaineer Churim Sherpa, who holds the record of climbing Everest twice in a single season, has been entrusted with the responsibility of carrying the bat.
Sherpa said that she would be carrying the bat up to Everest, adding that climbing Everest is always a risky task, and hoped she would be able to successfully complete the responsibility she had been chosen to do, Sport24 reported.
A 63-over memorial tribute match was played on Saturday in Kathmandu, which saw Australian player Ryan Carter leading one team, and attended by Cricket Australia chairman Wally Edwards and International Cricket Council Global Development officer, Tim Anderson.
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