Road Safety World Series Squads and Schedule; Two New Teams Added
Published on: Feb 26, 2021 11:15 am IST|Updated on: Mar 2, 2021 12:20 pm IST
Road Safety World Series Squads Announced: The Legends of 6 Teams will be back on the field at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh, Raipur. Last year, the tournament was played in Mumbai and only 4 matches were played. Then, the tournament was cancelled mid-way due to the COVID Pandemic. The tournament is all set to start on 5th March with England Legends and Bangladesh Legends as the 2 new teams. Last year, the Australia legends were also a part of the tournament but skipped this year due to the strict COVID Protocol.
For Indian Legends, the players like Sachin, Sehwag, Yuvraj, and Zaheer Khan will feature in the tournament. Two new teams have been added in replacement of the Australian Legends. For the England legends, the most notable players will be Kevin Pietersen, Monty Panesar, Chris Tremlett, and Jonathan Trott. While, Khaled Mashud, Mohammad Rafique, and Abdur Razzak will feature for the Bangladesh Legends. The tournament final will be played on March 21.
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Road Safety World Series 2021 Squads of 6 Teams
India Legends squad: Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Mohammed Kaif, Yusuf Pathan, Naman Ojha, Zaheer Khan, Pragyan Ojha, Noel David, Munaf Patel, Irfan Pathan, Manpreet Gony.
Sri Lanka Legends squad: Upul Tharanga, Chamara Silva, Chinthaka Jayasinghe, Thilan Thushara, Nuwan Kulasekara, Russel Arnold, Ajantha Mendis, Farveez Maharoof, Sanath Jayasuriya, Manjula Prasad, Malinda Warnapura, Dammika Prasad, Rangana Herath, Chamara Kapugedra, Tillakratne Dilshan, Dulanjana Wijesinghe.
England Legends squad: Kevin Pietersen, Owais Shah, Philip Mustard, Monty Panesar, Nick Compton, Kabir Ali, Usman Afzaal, Matthew Hoggard, James Tindall, Chris Tremlett, Sajid Mahmood, James Tredwell, Chris Schoefield, Johnathan Trott, Ryan Sidebottom.
West Indies Legends squad: Brian Lara, Dinanath Ramnarine, Adam Sanford, Carl Hooper, Dwayne Smith, Ryan Austin, William Perkins, Mahendra Nagamootoo, Pedro Collins, Ridley Jacobs, Narsingh Deonarine, Tino Best, Sulieman Benn.
South Africa Legends squad: Morne Van Wyk, Alviro Petersen, Nicky Boje, Andrew Puttick, Thandi Tshabalala, Loots Bosman, Llyod Norris Jones, Zander de Bruyn, Monde Zondeki, Garnett Kruger, Roger Telemachus, Jonty Rhodes, Makhaya Ntini, Justin Kemp.
Bangladesh Legends squad: Khaled Mahmud, Mohammed Sharif, Mushfiqur Rahman, A N M Mamun Ur Rashed, Nafees Iqbal, Mohammad Rafique, Abdur Razzak, Khaled Mashud, Hannan Sarker, Javed Omar, Rajin Saleh, Mehrab Hossain, Aftab Ahmed, Alamgir Kabir.
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Road Safety World Series Date and Schedule
March 5: India Legends vs. Bangladesh Legends
March 6: Sri Lanka Legends vs. West Indies Legends
March 7: England Legends vs. Bangladesh Legends
March 8: South Africa Legends vs. Sri Lanka Legends
March 9: India Legends vs. England Legends
March 10: Bangladesh Legends vs. Sri Lanka Legends
March 11: England Legends vs. South Africa Legends
March 12: Bangladesh Legends vs. West Indies Legends
March 13: India Legends vs. South Africa Legends
March 14: Sri Lanka Legends vs. England Legends
March 15: South Africa Legends vs. Bangladesh Legends
March 16: England Legends vs. West Indies Legends
March 17: Semifinal 1
March 18: Semifinal 2
March 21: Road Safety World Series 2021 Final.
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