In contrast to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) admitting that the world cup trophy handed over to team India on Satarday was not the orginal one, the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday strongly rebutted such reports .

Amid allegations that the original trophy was still lying with the customs for non-payment of duty of 35 per cent of the original value, ICC CEO Haroon Lorgat explained that the cup lying with the customs in Mumbai was the "replica" or the "perpetual trophy" for promoting the mega event.

However, earlier in the day a BCCI source said , "The original is lying with the Customs." When contacted , customs sources said the cup was with them for non-payment of duty of 35 per cent of the original value. "We will release it after payment of 35 per cent customs duty after its valuation,"

Lorgat told a media conference in Mumbai, "It is very disappointing that media reports do not represent the fact. I have spoken about match fixing at Ahmedabad and now it is disappointing to know about the trophy. India got the trophy which was intended to be delivered to them.

"Since the 2003 World Cup, we have two trophies. One is the replica which is used for promotional purposes and that perpetual trophy has been going in and out of India for the last six weeks and it is going back to Dubai."

"We had the real trophy on the field of play on Saturday and that is the trophy that was given to the Indian team," he added

Earlier in the day, media reports said that the Cup handed to Team India by ICC chief Sharad Pawar was a fake and that the original one was lying with the customs in Mumbai over non-payment of duties, but Lorgat dismissed them. "You can draw your own conclusions why such things are coming out on the back of a very successful World Cup," he added.

Lorgat also said the fact that India's biggest sporting icon Sachin Tendulkar ended up with a World Cup medal that had eluded him in the past was among the highlights of the tournament. "It was sentimental that Sachin Tendulkar walked away with the winners' medal that will stay in my mind. I will credit the players for the brilliant cricket they played," he said.

The ICC CEO vowed to do everything possible in order to keep the sport clean.

"We want the game to be clean at all level. That is one thing we don't want to compromise. We are doing our utmost to free cricket of match-fixing."