The Indian stalwarts, Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh reached Australia on Friday to participate in the charity match organized by Cricket Australia (CA) to support the victims who have been affected by the bushfires. Soon after reaching the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), the legendary Indian batsman took to Instagram to share a few pictures from the SCG clicked by former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh.
In the post, Tendulkar felt some nostalgia and revealed his favorite spot in the SCG dressing room. Captioning the picture on Instagram, Sachin wrote: “This was my favourite corner in the SCG dressing room. Memories came flooding back today. @yuvisofficial”.
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Soon fans started posting some heartwarming messages on the post for the former India batsman. Tendulkar will be participating in the Sunday’s Bushfire Cricket Bash charity game where he will play the role of the coach for the Ricky Ponting XI while Yuvraj Singh will return to the field as part of Adam Gilchrist’s team.
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The charity match was initially scheduled to take place ahead of the Big Bash League final, but with downpours expected, Cricket Australia (CA) said it would no longer be possible at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). Instead, it will be played on Sunday at the smaller Junction Oval in Melbourne following a T20 clash between the Australia and England women’s teams. Shane Warne, Michael Hussey, and Michael Clarke will be missing the game due to prior commitments.
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Courtney Walsh, who was roped in as the coach of the side, will replace Warne in the playing XI while Tim Paine will coach the team.
Squads for the Bushfire Charity game:
Ponting XI: Matthew Hayden, Justin Langer, Ricky Ponting (c), Elyse Villani, Brian Lara, Phoebe Litchfield, Brad Haddin (wk), Brett Lee, Wasim Akram, Dan Christian, Luke Hodge.
Coach: Sachin Tendulkar
Gilchrist XI: Adam Gilchrist (c & wk), Shane Watson, Brad Hodge, Yuvraj Singh, Alex Blackwell, Andrew Symonds, Courtney Walsh, Nick Riewoldt, Peter Siddle, Fawad Ahmed (one more to be announced).
Coach: Tim Paine
