Published: Oct 23, 2015, 07:07 PM (IST)
Edited: Oct 23, 2015, 07:07 PM (IST)
Two cricket legends, 28 big names from the cricket world and one great cricket initiative. In September, the International Cricket Council (ICC) gave its thumbs up to Shane Warne and Sachin Tendulkar’s proposed Twenty20 all-stars league. The stage is now set and the tournament will be played in the month of November in the iconic baseball venues in United States.
Warne’s Warriors will take on Tendulkar’s Blasters in three Twenty20 (T20) games at Citi Field in New York City, Minute Maid Park in Houston and Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles in between November 4 to 14. Cricket may not be a big sport in United States but it has a sizable expat population, especially from the south Asia, who follow the sport religiously. Shane Warne and Sachin Tendulkar meet up for the “final planning meeting”
Warne, speaking to TODAY show on Thursday, spoke about the tournament and revealed the teams.
Today Show – 22 October 2015Me on the TODAY show this morning! Talking Cricket All Stars!
Posted by Shane Warne on Wednesday, 21 October 2015
Warne’s Warriors: Shane Warne (c), Wasim Akram, Allan Donald, Carl Hooper, David Hussey, Moin Khan (wk), Brian Lara, Glenn McGrath, Saqlain Mushtaq, Ricky Ponting, Michael Vaughan and Daniel Vettori
Tendulkar’s Blasters: Sachin Tendulkar (c), Ajit Agarkar, Curtly Ambrose, Sourav Ganguly, Matthew Hayden, Mahela Jayawardene, Jacques Kallis, Lance Kluseners, VVS Laxman, Shaun Pollock, Jonty Rhodes, Kumar Sangakkara, Graeme Swann and Courtney Walsh.
Whoa! Now that’s going to be some contest. Most of these players have ruled in the previous decade and despite their retirement they enjoy a massive fan following. One can expect excitement at galore for the All-Stars tournament.
