The match was originally scheduled to be on Saturday afternoon in Sydney, but due to the high possibility of rain, it was moved from Sydney to Melbourne. This change has caused some players including the former cricketing great Shane Warne to miss playing the match.
Warne was supposed to lead one of the sides on Saturday. But now it will be Gilchrist who will be leading the side. Shane Warne is unavailable on Sunday as he has a prior commitment with Mandela Foundation in South Africa on Sunday morning and he could not fly back to Australia in time for the match. Still, he is hoping someone with a private jet will help him reach the match venue, but the chances of that happening seem rare.
He tweeted yesterday saying, “Very sad & disappointed to be missing Sunday’s cricket bash game. The reason being – I have an 8 am commitment for the Mandela foundation and a walk in Capetown on Tuesday morning at 8 am. No airlines can get me there in time. Happy to play if someone offers up there private plane?”
Very sad & disappointed to be missing Sunday’s cricket bash game. The reason being – I have an 8am commitment for the Mandela foundation and a walk in Capetown on Tuesday morning at 8am. No airlines can get me there in time. Happy to play if someone offers up there private plane?
— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) February 6, 2020
However, fans need not worry, as there are so many other stars who are ready, excited and eager to do their bit for the noble cause by playing in this relief match. We will see some huge names such as the destructive opener Matthew Hayden from Australia, sixer-king Yuvraj Singh from India, superfast Brett Lee from Australia, wizard Brian Lara from West Indies, Smart all-rounder Shane Watson from Australia, the legend Wasim Akram from Pakistan and also the Australian female cricket stars like batter Elyse Villani, batter Alex Blackwell, and 16-year old left-hand batting sensation, Phoebe Litchfield.
Two of the most admired former players Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist will lead the two sides while the great former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and Australia’s current Test Captain Tim Paine will coach the two sides.
You can watch the match on Foxtel, Channel 7, Kayo Sports and also cricket.com.au if you are watching from Australia.
Sony Network will broadcast in Asian countries like India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Afghanistan.
New Zealand viewers can watch the match on Sky network and on cricket.com.au while fans in the United Kingdom need to tune in to BT sport and cricket.com.au or its Facebook page.
The match will begin around 9:30 am India time, 4 am UK time and 3 pm Melbourne time.
With the #BigAppeal approaching, exciting details about the star-studded sides have emerged!
Details: https://t.co/BOYAVMPdk6 pic.twitter.com/6rrAqFzQk8
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) February 6, 2020
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
Fans will have many big matches to watch in the coming days. The Big Bash League 2019/20 final will take place tomorrow i.e. on February 08, 2020, Saturday. And then immediately on Sunday, this Bushfire relief match and the U-19 ODI World Cup Final match between India and Bangladesh. Overall, a guaranteed great weekend for the cricket fans!
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