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One World One Family Cup squad: Full list of international players participating in charity match
Tendulkar and Yuvraj will captain their respective teams, featuring several overseas players for support of the charitable cause.
Former legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar is poised to return to the cricket field as the 50-year-old prepares to face off against former teammate Yuvraj Singh in the ‘One World One Family’ Cup match scheduled for January 18. Tendulkar and Yuvraj will captain their respective teams, featuring several overseas players, in support of the charitable cause.
Following the match, more than 5,000 rural students will receive the advantage of free values-based education under the ‘One World One Family’ initiative. Sunil Gavaskar, former Indian captain and associated with the initiative, has also endorsed the charitable cricket event and is set to be the chief guest for the match. The charity has been instrumental in providing daily meals for over three million school children and facilitating 28,000 free pediatric cardiac surgeries to date.
The charity T20 match is scheduled to take place at the Sai Krishnan Cricket Stadium in Muddenahalli, situated on the outskirts of Bengaluru. Sunil Gavaskar will also be present as one of the chief guests for the event. The match has been organized in support of a social cause. The One World One Family Cup, conducted by the Shri Madhusudan Sai Global Humanitarian Mission, aims to generate funds for the healthcare and education of the underprivileged in more than 30 nations.
Teams for #OWOFCup
One World: Sachin, Ojha, Tharanga, Alviro, Badri, Irfan, Dinda, Mendis, Bhaji, Panesar, RP Singh, Morrison
One Family: Yuvraj, Parthiv, Kaif, Maddy, Kapali, Kaluwitharana, Yusuf, Krejza, Murali, Ntini, Vaas, Venky Prasad
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The exhibition match will feature cricket veterans from around the world across different generations. Players like Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan, RP Singh, and Yusuf Pathan from India’s triumphant 2007 T20I World Cup squad will join Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh on the field. Additionally, Muttiah Muralidaran, the record-holder for the most international wickets (1,347), will team up with his Sri Lankan counterpart Chaminda Vaas in this unique fixture.
One World One Family Cup squad for a match
One World Team: Sachin Tendulkar, Pragyan Ojha, Upul Tharanga, Alviro Petersen, Subramaniam Badrinath, Irfan Pathan, Ashok Dinda, Ajanta Mendis, Harbhajan Singh, Monty Panesar, RP Singh, Danny Morrison
One Family: Yuvraj Singh, Parthiv Patel, Mohammed Kaif, Darren Maddy, Alok Kapali, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Yusuf Pathan, Jason Krejza, Muthiah Muralidharan, Makhaya Ntini, Chaminda Vaas, Venkatesh Prasad
