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Tendulkar and Warne to captain two teams for special Twenty20 series

By CNW Reporter··1 min read
Tendulkar and Warne to captain two teams for special Twenty20 series
Key Points(3)
  • A bid to boost cricket’s popularity in the US, the series will feature cricket legends such as Brian Lara, Ricky Ponting and Michael Vaughan.
  • The tour will play at major baseball stadiums in New York, Houston and LA.
  • Warne & Tendulkar had proposed the formation of a T20 league featuring retired international cricketers, with 15 exhibition matches to be played across a three-and-a-half year period.
Shane Warne (left) and Sachin Tendulkar.
Shane Warne (left) and Sachin Tendulkar.

Two all-star cricket teams, captained by Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne, are set to tour the United States in November for a special Twenty20 series.

A bid to boost cricket’s popularity in the US, the series will feature cricket legends such as Brian Lara, Ricky Ponting and Michael Vaughan. The tour will play at major baseball stadiums in New York, Houston and LA.

Warne & Tendulkar had proposed the formation of a T20 league featuring retired international cricketers, with 15 exhibition matches to be played across a three-and-a-half year period.

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