2.5 kg Fish given as Man of the Match award in a cricket match at Tekipora Kupwara in Kashmir

There have many instances in cricket when the players have won different kind of Man of the Match awards. Rather the same has happened in international cricket on various occasions and even the players have enjoyed winning those unique awards. However, during a cricket league in Kashmir’s Tekipora Kupwara, a unique Man of the Match award was given to the player which has taken the social media by storm.

Interestingly, the player who won the award was given 2.5 kg fish as MoM after the match. The journalist Firdous Hassan posted the picture of the same on his Twitter handle and soon got some interesting replies. While some were in splits after looking at the picture few felt it is a useful award for cricketers.

Recently, in a cricket match at Tekipora Kupwara, a 2.5 Kg fish was given as Man of the Match award. #CricketDhamaka#ESPN #IPL2020 #kashmircricket pic.twitter.com/fQ7VAJ7Gvb

— Firdous Hassan (@FirdousHassan) September 21, 2020

Fish given as MoM to popularise the league

However, when another journalist based in Kashmir quipped, Firdous about the reason of giving a Fish as Man of the Match, the latter stated that it was done to popularise the league. Moreover, Firdous Hassan also mentioned that the organisers also did it to highlight the poor condition of the ground. The situation is so bad there that the players had to contribute from their own pocket to make the conditions playable.

“They said the idea of fish was to populrise the league and highlight the pathetic condition of the playground . They said they had to contribute from their own pocket to make a playable turf,” his tweet read.

They said the idea of fish was to populrise the league and highlight the pathetic condition of the playground . They said they had to contribute from their own pocket to make a playable turf.

— Firdous Hassan (@FirdousHassan) September 21, 2020

What are the other instances of getting weird MoMs?

As far as the weird match awards are concerned, Jasprit Bumrah had once received a mini truck as Man of the Series for his performance in the series against Sri Lanka in 2017. England’s T20 freelancer got a blender once for his good show in the Dhaka Premier League match. England skipper Eoin Morgan had won a Rice Cooker back in 2013 while playing in the same tournament while New Zealand’s Anton Devcich received Sunshine Snacks as MoM award during the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) once.