World Cricket will be given fresh colour in March with the commencement of the inaugural Road Safety World Series 2020, which has been organized with the aim of promoting road safety.
The tournament will be played among 5 teams, namely Sri Lanka Legends, India Legends, West Indies Legends, South Africa Legends and Australia Legends.
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Sri Lanka Legends will be led by former Test skipper Tillakaratne Dilshan, with the team boasting names such as Chaminda Vaas, Muttiah Muralitharan, Romesh Kaluwitharana. Recently retired Sachithra Senanayake, Chamara Kapugedara and Rangana Herath will also be playing in Sri Lanka Legends team.
Sri Lanka Legends Squad
TM Dilshan (C), Chaminda Vaas, Muttiah Muralitharan, Marvan Atapattu, Dulanjana Wijesinghe, Chamara Kapugedara, Farveez Maharoof, Rangana Herath, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Upul Chandana, Sachithra Senanayake, Malinda Warnapura, Thilan Thushara
Seen below are the Captains of rest of the teams.
India Legends – Sachin Tendulkar
West Indies Legends – Brian Lara
South Africa Legends – Jonty Rhodes
Australia Legends – Brett Lee
The profits from the tournament will be directed towards the Indian Road Safety Cell to promote road safety, additionally bringing light to the fact that India ranks highest in the list of deaths caused on roads, in the world.
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Schedule
Match 1: March 7: India Legends vs West Indies Legends, Wankhede (Mumbai)
Match 2: March 8, 2020: Australia Legends vs Sri Lanka Legends, Wankhede (Mumbai)
Match 3: March 10, 2020: India Legends vs Sri Lanka Legends, DY Patil (Navi Mumbai)
Match 4: March 11, 2020: West Indies Legends vs South Africa Legends, DY Patil (Navi Mumbai)
Match 5: March 13, 2020: South Africa Legends vs Sri Lanka Legends, DY Patil (Navi Mumbai)
Match 6: March 14, 2020: India Legends vs South Africa Legends, MCA Stadium (Pune)
Match 7: March 16, 2020: Australia Legends vs West Indies Legends, MCA Stadium (Pune)
Match 8: March 17, 2020: West Indies Legends vs Sri Lanka Legends, MCA Stadium (Pune)
Match 9: March 19, 2020: Australia Legends vs South Africa Legends, DY Patil (Navi Mumbai)
Match 10: March 20, 2020: India Legends vs Australia Legends, MCA Stadium (Pune)
Match 11: March 22, 2020: FINAL, Brabourne Stadium (CCI, Mumbai)
