Cricket fans will get a chance to see the legends of the game back in action on 7th March when the T20 Road Safety World Series tournament gets underway. The tournament starts with Indian Legends taking on West Indies Legends at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. Along with these two teams, South Africa Legends, Australia Legends, and Sri Lanka Legends will compete in this tournament. Some absolute star players such as Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Jonty Rhodes, Brett Lee, Brian Lara, Muralitharan, and many more will be part of this much-anticipated Road Safety Tournament.
The main aim of the tournament is to create awareness about road safety. The round-robin format of this tournament ensures that every team faces the remaining teams once. The top two teams after the completion of these matches will face off in the final. This exciting series will keep the cricket fans hooked with a total of 11 matches. The tournament spans across four stadiums – Wankhede, MCA in Pune, DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, and Brabourne Stadium.
The final match of this gripping tournament will be played on 22nd March at Brabourne Stadium.
Everything you need to know about the Road Safety Tournament
Schedule
- 7th March: India Legends vs West Indies Legends at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai – 7 pm
- 8th March: Australia Legends vs Sri Lanka Legends at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai – 7 pm
- 10th March: India Legends vs Sri Lanka Legends at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai – 7 pm
- 11th March: West Indies Legends vs South Africa Legends at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai – 7 pm
- 13th March: South Africa Legends vs Sri Lanka Legends at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai – 7 pm
- 14th March: India Legends vs South Africa Legends at Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium, Pune – 7 pm
- 16th March: Australia Legends vs West Indies Legends at MCA Stadium, Pune– 7 pm
- 17th March: West Indies Legends vs Sri Lanka Legends at MCA Stadium, Pune – 7 pm
- 19th March: Australia Legends vs South Africa Legends at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai – 7 pm
- 20th March: India Legends vs Australia Legends at MCA Stadium, Pune – 7 pm
- 22nd March: The Final at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai –7 pm.
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.
Which Channels will telecast the Road Safety Tournament?
You can watch your favourite cricketing stars in action on Colours Cineplex and Colours Kannada Cinema. The live streaming of this tournament will be available on Jio and Voot.
You can play fantasy cricket online on Dream11, as it not only includes this tournament but also various fantasy cricket leagues around the globe.