Watch: Ponting and Lara practicing their trademark shots will send chills down your spine

Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting and Windies legend Brian Lara hit the practice nets ahead of the Bushfire Bash charity match on Thursday. The two cricket stalwarts – Ricky Ponting and Brian Lara are set to return to cricket pitch for the Bushfire Bash this weekend. Ponting posted two videos on his Twitter account. He can be seen hitting out a few balls at the nets along with Brian Lara.

The sweet sound of the ball hitting the bat of the two stalwarts will surely turn you nostalgic. Check this out  –

If I'm batting three on Sunday, hopefully this guy is on my team and batting four @brianlara pic.twitter.com/dsaXhJTLoU

— Ricky Ponting AO (@RickyPonting) February 6, 2020

Here’s the second video-

Just like riding a bike. A very slow bike. pic.twitter.com/Ba6dnHIBzO

— Ricky Ponting AO (@RickyPonting) February 6, 2020

The Bushfire Bash – an Exhibition match

The charity match was originally scheduled in Sydney on Saturday afternoon but has been shifted to Melbourne on Sunday due to Sydney’s wet weather forecast. The Bushfire Bash – exhibition match will be a 10-overs-per-side, with a five-over Powerplay and no bowling restrictions. The captains will be allowed to substitute batsmen in the middle of the innings. India legends Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh are also set to be part of the match. Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist will lead their respective sides in the Bushfire Cricket Bash. Sachin Tendulkar will attend as coach of the Ponting XI.

The rescheduling, however, has meant that Shane Warne along with former Australia cricketers Michael Clarke and Michael Hussey will now be unable to take part in the Bushfire bash because of their prior commitments.

Players of the Bushfire Cricket Bash:

Shane Warne (c), Ricky Ponting (c), Grace Harris, Holly Ferling, Justin Langer, Luke Hodge, Phoebe Litchfield, Shane Watson, Adam Gilchrist, Alex Blackwell, Brad Haddin, Brett Lee, Brian Lara, Dan Christian, Nick Riewoldt, Elyse Villani, Matthew Hayden, Michael Clarke, Andrew Symonds, Brad Fittler, Mike Hussey, Yuvraj Singh.

Coaches: Sachin Tendulkar, Courtney Walsh

All the profits will be donated to the Australian Red Cross Disaster Relief and Recovery Fund.