Teams named for tsunami tie

Published May 6, 2005

LONDON, May 5: Star-studded line-ups will compete in 50-overs-per-side charity tsunami cricket match at Lord’s on June 14. Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara will captain MCC and World XI teams.

Teams:

MCC: Sachin Tendulkar (India, captain), Chris Gayle (West Indies), Stephen Fleming (New Zealand), Ramnaresh Sarwan (West Indies), Jacques Kallis (South Africa), Andy Flower (Zimbabwe), Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka), Shaun Pollock (South Africa), Anil Kumble (India), Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka), Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan).

International XI: Brian Lara (West Indies), Virender Sehwag (India), Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka), Graeme Smith (South Africa), Rahul Dravid (India), Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies), Chris Cairns (New Zealand), Shane Warne (Australia), Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka), Mohammad Sami (Pakistan), Makhaya Ntini (South Africa).—Agencies

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