MS Dhoni will be playing in the Charity match at the Oval on Thursday, representing Help for Heroes XI against the World XI. Dhoni will be joining the likes of Brian Lara and Brendon McCullum for the match. This match will raise money for a charity, which serves the people who got injured while serving for the country. Dhoni said that he is delighted to join other superstars and contribute for such a noble cause.
Dhoni also added that he has always enjoyed playing in England and has urged sportsfan to come and watch this match, where several World Class players will be in action.
The price of the ticket is
Adults: £20
Under-16s: £1
The tickets can be bought online on cricketforheroes.com. World XI will be playing against A Help for Heroes XI, which is being captained by Andrew Strauss, England Director of Cricket. The team managers are David Gower and Michael Holding.
A T20 match between the Help For Heroes Cricket Club and the English Physical Disability Cricket Team will be played.
Help for Heroes XI will also include players like Virender Sehwag, Shahid Afridi , Herschelle Gibbs, Graeme Swann and Darren Gough. Rest of the World XI will include players like McCullum, Lara, Matthew Hayden, Mahela Jayawardene, Scott Styris, Daniel Vettori and Tim Southee. This team will be managed by Sunil Gavaskar and Garry Kirsten.