The Road Safety World Series announced the launch of the inaugural ‘No Honking Twenty20 Series’, an initiative aimed at creating awareness on the growing urgency of providing a safer environment on roads in India.
The three-match series, which gets underway from September 16th to 18th, 2023 at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose ground in Mumbai, will feature teams from India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
The tournament is an extension of the popular Road Safety World Series, supported by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and the Ministry of Information & Technology and Youth Affairs & Sports Government of India
The ‘No Honking Twenty20 Series aims to reduce the continuous honking on Indian roads, which currently stands at over 85 decibels.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the prescribed limits of 55 decibels need to be maintained. With cricket being a religion in the country, this League will work as an ideal platform to influence and change people’s mindset towards their behaviour on the roads.
All the matches of this series will be played from 15th – 17th September 2023 at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Ground, Mira Bhayandar in Thane, Mumbai.
India Legends will kickstart the proceedings for the tournament taking on Bangladesh Legends on 15th September 2023. All the matches will be broadcast LIVE on Eurosport India from 19:30 HRS (07:30 pm IST).
The three teams India Legends, Bangladesh Legends and Sri Lanka Legends will play two games each with each team facing their opponent once.
The league will feature prominent Indian legends like Gautam Gambhir, Ambati Rayudu, R.P Singh and Munaf Patel along with former internationals like Naman Ojha, Stuart Binny, Ashok Dinda, Vinay Kumar, Manpreet Gony, Abhimanyu Mithun and more who will be representing the India Legends side.
The tournament will also see legends like Sanath Jayasuriya, Chaminda Vaas, Romesh Kaluwitharana and Upul Tharanga playing for Sri Lanka Legends while Abdur Razzak, Habibul Bashar and Mohammed Rafique will take the field for Bangladesh Legends.
No Honking Twenty20 Series – Fixtures
Match 1: Sept 16 – Bangladesh Legends vs Sri Lanka Legends
Match 2: Sept 17 – India Legends vs Sri Lanka Legends
Match 3: Sept 18 – India Legends vs Bangladesh Legends
