On last Sunday (16th February), the India Legends squad has been announced for the upcoming Road Safety World Series 2020. Many Indian legends are getting ready for this initiative.
A total of five teams will participate in the Road Safety World Series 2020. It will be the T20 tournament that will run between 7th March and 22nd March 2020. After the single round-robin stage, the top two teams in the final points table will qualify for the final of this tournament.
India Legends squad: four players from 2007 ICC World T20-winning team and five players from 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup-winning team
The legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar will lead the India Legends. Apart from Tendulkar, four more cricketers from the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup-winning Indian squad will also serve for India Legends. These four cricketers are Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Zaheer Khan and Munaf Patel.
Apart from Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh, there are two more players in this squad who were the members of 2007 ICC World T20-winning squad. These players are Irfan Pathan and Ajit Agarkar.
Mohammad Kaif is also in this star-cast squad along with the former all-rounder and batting coach of the Indian national cricket team, Sanjay Bangar. Sameer Dighe will handle the wicketkeeping role of the team. Pragyan Ojha and Sairaj Bahutule have been included in this squad as the spinners.
India Legends squad: Sachin Tendulkar (C), Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Zaheer Khan, Irfan Pathan, Ajit Agarkar, Sanjay Bangar, Munaf Patel, Mohammad Kaif, Pragyan Ojha, Sairaj Bahutule and Sameer Dighe (wk).
Complete fixtures of the Road Safety World Series 2020
7th March: India Legends vs West Indies Legends (Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai)
8th March: Australia Legends vs Sri Lanka Legends (Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai)
10th March: India Legends vs Sri Lanka Legends (DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai)
11th March: West Indies Legends vs South Africa Legends (DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai)
13th March: South Africa Legends vs Sri Lanka Legends (DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai)
14th March: India Legends vs South Africa Legends (MCA Stadium, Pune)
16th March: Australia Legends vs West Indies Legends (MCA Stadium, Pune)
17th March: West Indies Legends vs Sri Lanka Legends (MCA Stadium, Pune)
19th March: Australia Legends vs South Africa Legends (DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai)
20th March: India Legends vs Australia Legends (MCA Stadium, Pune)
22nd March: FINAL (Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai)