Cricket’s biggest stars with likes of Sachin Tendulkar and Brain Lara will once again reunite and participate in Road Safety World Series in a bid to raise awareness on road safety.
A host of veterans will make their presence felt as it will serve as an attempt in raising awareness on a social issue and promoting the sport.
The Road Safety World series will be held between 7th March and 22nd March 2020. As many as 5 teams- India legends, Australia legends, Sri Lanka Legends, South Africa Legends, West Indies Legends will battle it out in a quest to win the trophy. The opening match will see Sachin’s India legends take on Brian Lara’s West Indies legends take on each other on 7th March at Wankhede Stadium.
Squads:
India Legends: Sachin Tendulkar (C), Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Zaheer Khan, Irfan Pathan, Ajit Agarkar, Sanjay Bangar, Munaf Patel, Mohammad Kaif, Pragyan Ojha, Sairaj Bahutule, Sameer Dighe, Abey Kuruvilla.
Australia Legends: Brett Lee (C), Brad Hodge, Brett Geeves, Clint Mckay, Jason Krejza, Mark Cosgrove, Nathan Reardon, Shane Lee, Travis Birt, Xavier Doherty, Ben Laughlin.
Sri Lanka Legends: Tillakaratne Dilshan (C), Chamara Kapugedera, Chaminda Vaas, Farveez Maharoof, Marvan Atapattu, Muttiah Muralitharan, Rangana Herath, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Sachithra Senanayake, Thilan Thushara, Malinda Warnapura, Upul Chandana.
South Africa Legends: Jonty Rhodes (C), Andrew Hall, Garnett Kruger, Jacques Rudolph, Albie Morkel, Johann van der Wath, Lance Klusener, Martin Van Jaarsveld, Morne van Wyk, Paul Harris, Ryan McLaren, Roger Telemachus, Herschelle Gibbs.
West Indies Legends: Brian Lara (C), Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Adam Sanford, Carl Hooper, Danza Hyatt, Daren Ganga, Pedro Collins, Ricardo Powell, Ridley Jacobs, Samuel Badree, Suleiman Benn, Tino Best, Dinanath Ramnarine
SCHEDULE:
Date | Match | Venue |
Saturday, March 7 | India Legends vs West Indies Legends | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
Sunday, March 8 | Australia Legends vs Sri Lanka Legends | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
Tuesday, March 10 | India Legends vs Sri Lanka Legends | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai |
Wednesday, March 11 | West Indies Legends vs South Africa Legends | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai |
Friday, March 13 | South Africa Legends vs Sri Lanka Legends | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai |
Saturday, March 14 | India Legends vs South Africa Legends | MCA Stadium, Pune |
Monday, March 16 | Australia Legends vs West Indies Legends | MCA Stadium, Pune |
Tuesday, March 17 | West Indies Legends vs Sri Lanka Legends | MCA Stadium, Pune |
Thursday, March 19 | Australia Legends vs South Africa Legends | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai |
Friday, March 20 | India Legends vs Australia Legends | MCA Stadium, Pune |
Sunday, March 22 | FINAL | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai |
BROADCASTING DETAILS:
All the matches of the Road Safety World Series will be broadcasted on Colours Cineplex and Colours Kannada Cinema, while the live streaming will be available on Jio and Voot.