The batting legend Sachin Tendulkar is one of the few great players, who is going to take part of Bushfire Charity Game in Melbourne. While talking about that, Sachin Tendulkar revealed that it was Brett Lee who consulted him regarding the charity game and also asked him to join. However, he will be coaching the Ponting XI in the upcoming game.
Tendulkar will coach the Ricky Ponting XI team whereas former West Indies bowling legend Courtney Walsh will coach the other team which will be led by former Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist. The match that named ‘Bushfire Cricket Bash’, was earlier scheduled to play at the SCG on Saturday but will now take part at Melbourne’s Junction Oval on Sunday.
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Sachin Tendulkar said that he is more than happy to help the people of Australia. He also shared his anguish for the people who lost their lives. He also urged fans to help the cause by visiting the stadiums as well.
“I received a message from Brett Lee. Brett said that Kevin (Roberts, Cricket Australia’s chief executive) would like to be in touch with you. It was a no-brainer. From the moment I was asked, I said, ‘yes I’m more than happy to come here,” cricket.com.au quoted Tendulkar as saying.
“This is an alarming situation, it’s catastrophic – that’s an understatement. You see the number of lives it has affected, not only humans but also wildlife which sometimes people don’t talk about. That is equally important. I’m so happy I’m here in whatever way to support the cause, to raise money,” Sachin Tendulkar added.
“The competitive cricket that I played here at the age of 18 helped me a lot in my career, so I have a special feeling for Australia and Australian people,” he further shared.
Squads:
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
