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A tribute comprising a cricket bat and mascot for Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes was displayed at Twickenham. (Adrian Dennis, AFP)
A tribute comprising a cricket bat and mascot for Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes was displayed at Twickenham. (Adrian Dennis, AFP)

Kathmandu - Chhurim Sherpa began her journey for a third ascent to Mount Everest on Sunday, but this time some odd items were also part of her climbing gear.

Chhurim, who is the first woman to climb the 8 850 metre Everest summit twice in a week, will take a cricket bat and two jerseys belonging to deceased Australian cricketer Phil Hughes to the summit as a mark of tribute to the player.

Hughes died in November after he was hit on the back of his head by a ball while batting during a domestic match in Sydney, sparking a massive outpouring of grief.

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