Sri Lankan Legends arrive in India, First game on 8th March

March 5, 2020 at 7:52 PM

Sri Lanka Legends team playing in the inuagral Road Safety World Series arrived in India last night.

Sri Lanka Legends will begin its campaign against Australia Legends on Sunday, March 8 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

The Sri Lankan stalwarts, Rangana Herath, Farveez Maharoof and Romesh Kaluwitharana attended the team’s jersey launch event this morning in Mumbai.

Sri Lanka Legends warm-up for the Road Safety T20 series with a win

Cricketing legends Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, Jonty Rhodes, Muttiah Muralitharan, Virender Sehwag are among the big names to feature in the upcoming Road Safety World Series — a T20 tournament which aims to promote road safety in India.

A total of 110 retired international cricketers — which also include the likes of Tillakaratne Dilshan, Brett Lee and Zaheer Khan — have confirmed their participation in the league, which is scheduled to be played in Mumbai & Pune, India from the first week of March.

Watch: Sri Lanka Cricket Legends begins training for Road Safety World Series 2020

Road Safety World Series Teams The tournament will feature a total of five teams. The Professional Management Group and the Road Safety Cell of the Maharashtra Government are the organizers of the tournament.

Tournament Schedule (All times IST):

 

Squads:

India Legends: Sachin Tendulkar (Captain), Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Ajit Agarkar, Sanjay Bangar, Munaf Patel, Mohammad Kaif, Pragyan Ojha, Sairaj Bahutule, Abey Kuruvilla, Zaheer Khan, Irfan Pathan, Sameer Dighe.

 

South Africa Legends: Jonty Rhodes (Captain), Herschelle Gibbs, Garnett Kruger, Jacques Rudolph, Andrew Hall, Albie Morkel, Johann van der Wath, Lance Klusener, Martin Van Jaarsveld, Morne van Wyk, Paul Harris,  Roger Telemachus, Ryan McLaren.

 

Australia Legends: Brett Lee (Captain), Brett Geeves, Jason Krejza, Mark Cosgrove, Nathan Reardon, Shane Lee, Travis Birt,  Ben Laughlin, Brad Hodge, Clint Mckay, Xavier Doherty.

 

West Indies Legends: Brian Lara (Captain), Adam Sanford, Carl Hooper,  Daren Ganga, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Ricardo Powell, Ridley Jacobs, Samuel Badree, Suleiman Benn, Tino Best, Dinanath Ramnarine, Pedro Collins, Danza Hyatt.

 

Sri Lanka Legends: Tillakaratne Dilshan (Captain), Chaminda Vaas, Farveez Maharoof, Marvan Atapattu, Muttiah Muralitharan, Rangana Herath, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Sachithra Senanayake, Chamara Kapugedera, Thilan Thushara,  Upul Chandana, Malinda Warnapura.