Cricket fans around the world were eagerly awaiting the start of the 2023 edition of the Road Safety World Series, a cricketing extravaganza with a noble mission to promote road safety and prevent accidents. The tournament was scheduled to commence on September 23 and set to be hosted exclusively at the picturesque Uptonsteel County Ground, the home of Leicestershire County Cricket Club.

Leicestershire confirms postponement of Road Safety Series

However, the tournament has now postponed indefinitely. According to an official media release by Leicestershire County Cricket Club, the decisi??on to postpone the tournament was taken due to logistical issues. It also said that the organizers will try to reschedule the tournament in 2024.

“The much-anticipated Road Safety World Series (RSWS) UK, originally scheduled at Uptonsteel County Ground, Leicester, from September 23rd to October 1st, 2023, has regrettably been postponed indefinitely. The decision comes as a result of unforeseen logistical issues. The organizers are actively working on rescheduling the tournament for the following year. Further updates regarding the Road Safety World Series UK 2024, will be communicated in due course. The Road Safety World Series (RSWS) UK extends gratitude to all our esteemed partners for their support. We will be announcing further updates as we prepare to unveil details of the tournament,” re?ad ??a statement issued by Leicestershire County Cricket Club.

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The tournament aims to create awareness and inspire action to make roads safer for all

Notably, the Road Safety World Series brings together cricketing legends from various nations, all united in their commitment to support the crucial cause of road safety. This year’s edition, which is now postponed, would see India, England, Pakistan, Australia, and Sri Lanka while Pakistan were making their debut.

More than just a cricket tournament, the Road Safety World Series aims to create awareness and inspire action to make roads safer for all. It harnesses the passion and appeal of cricket to deliver a powerful message about responsible road behavior. The event serves as a reminder of the importance of ro??ad safety and the role each individual can play in preventing accidents.

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The remaining matches of the Road Safety World Series, featuring cricket veterans such as Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara, will now be held behind closed doors in view of the corona??virus threat in Maharashtra.

The organizers have also cancelled the matches which were scheduled to be played at the MCA Stadium in Pune and relocated them to Navi Mumbai’s DY Patil Stadium.

“As a consequence of the ongoing health emergency in the country, all stakeholders of the Road Safety World Series have decided that all remaining matches of the Road Safety World Series will be played behind closed doors at the DY Patil Stadium starting 13 March when South Africa Legends take on Sri Lanka Legends in a revised schedule,” a media statement issued in the midnight stated.

There are currentl??y 7 matches left in the tournament, with the final set to take place on March 22.

“Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 and the escalating number of cases in Maharashtra, the organizing committee unanimously agreed that the third leg of the Series, which was scheduled to be held in Pune from 14 to 20 March 2020, be relocated to DY Patil Stadium and played behind closed doors along with the remaining games at the same venue and the final,” the statement added.

Sporting events around the world have been affected by the coronavirus outbreak. There remain question marks over whether the 13th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will take place despite BCCI president Sourav Ganguly’s public assurances that the tournament is on.

Meanwhile, the central go??vernment has suspended all visas to India till April 15 as part of measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

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The all-star Sri Lankan team handed the Australian legends a seven-run defeat in the second match of the Road Safety Worl??d Series, held at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.

Captain Tillakaratne Dilshan, openi??ng with Romesh Kaluwitharana, gave a trademark flying start against the domestic legends of Australia. Classical batsman Marvan Attapatu came i?n to bat after Lankans lost Dilshan in the fourth over.

Contributions from Chamara Kadupegara and Farvez Maharo??of down the order helped Sri Lanka post a tota?l of 161/8 on the board.

Off spin trio of Jason Krejza, Xavier Doherty, and Brad Hodge were the picks of the bowl??ers as?? they picked a couple of wickets each.

Comi??ng out to bat, it was only a one-sided effort from the Australian stalwart Nathan Reardon. The rest of the batting order tumbled around him?? as the southpaw held one end up.

Reardon single-handedly ran the Lankans close without any support at the other end, playing a sensational knock of 96 off j??ust 58 deliveries.

Unfortunate to miss?? out on his ton, and not to get his team across the finishing line, Reardon smacked nine boundaries and five maximums in his knock.

The Aussie batsmen yet again displayed their inefficacy against spin in subcontinental conditions. They had ??no answer to Dilshan, Rangana Herath, and Sachitra Senanayake, who shared six wickets amongst themselves.

Eight of the batsmen glaringly could not get into double-figures. In the end, despite Reardon’s heroics, Sri Lanka legends ended up on the winning side by a narrow 7-run margin.

Brief Scores

Sri Lanka Legends 161/8 (20)
Romesh Kaluwitharana 30(26), Chamara Kapugedera 28(18)
Xavier Doherty 2/28, Brad Hodge 2/18

Australia Legends 154/10 (19.5)
Nathan Reardon 96(53),
Tillakaratne Dilshan 3/35, Rangana Herath 2/5

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Legendary cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara will once again compete against each other for a cause when India Legends take on West Indies Legends in the opening clash of the 2020 Road Safety World Series at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday, March 7.

Besides Tendulkar and Lara, some other big names namely Indian cricketers Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh and Zaheer Khan, West Indies’ Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Carl Hooper, Australia’s Brett Lee and Brad Hodge, South Africa’s Jonty Rhodes and Herschelle Gibbs, Sri Lanka’s Tillakaratne Dilshan and Muttiah Muralitharan among others will also feature in the series.

?The tournament, which will be played?? to raise awareness regarding road safety, will see a total of five teams facing each other once in the round-robin format.

The top two?? sides after the league stage will square off in the final at the picturesque Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai on March 22.

Here are the complete squads of all 5 teams:

Australia Legends

Brett Lee (c), Brad Hodge, Brett Geeves, Clint Mc??Kay, George Green, ??Jason Krejza, Mark Cosgrove, Nathan Reardon, Rob Quinney, Shane Lee, Travis Birt, Xavier Doherty

India Legends

Sachin Tendulkar ?(c), Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Ajit Agarkar, Sanjay Bangar, Munaf Patel, Mohammad Kaif, Pragyan Ojha, Sairaj Bahutule, Abey ??Kuruvilla, Zaheer Khan, Irfan Pathan, Sameer Dighe

Sri Lanka Legends

Tillakaratne Dilshan (c), Chaminda Vaas, Farveez Maharoof, Marvan?? Atapattu, Muttiah Muralitharan, Rangana Herath, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Sachithra Senanayake, Chamara? Kapugedera, Thilan Thushara, Upul Chandana, Malinda Warnapura

South Africa Legends

Jonty Rhodes (c), Herschelle Gibbs, Garnett Kruger, Jacques Rudolph, Andrew Hall, Albie Morkel, Johann van der Wath, Lance Klusener, Martin Van Jaarsveld, Morne van Wyk, Paul?? H?arris, Roger Telemachus, Ryan McLaren

West Indies Legends

Brian Lara (c), Adam Sanford, Carl Hooper, Daren Ganga, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Ricardo Powell, Ridley Jacobs, Samuel Bad?ree, Suleiman Benn, Tino Best, Dinanath Ramnarine, Pedro Collins, Dan??za Hyatt.

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Nostalgia will be recreated, and history will repeat itself when cricket legends like Sachin Tendul?kar, Jonty Rhodes, Brett Lee, Brian Lara, and Tillakaratne Dilshan and Muttiah Muralitharan will take the field in the Road Safety World Series 2020.

The tournament will take place from March 07 to March 22 as per the schedule and will be pla??yed across Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Pune.

A total of five teams will part??icipate in the Road Safety World ??Series 2020: India Legends, Australia Legends, Sri Lanka Legends, South Africa Legends and West Indies Legends.

The tournament will be played as per the round-robin format, with each team facing the other once. The top two teams from the league stage will face off in the final, which will take place on March 22 at Brabourne?? Stadium, Mumbai.

Schedule (All times IST):

7 March

India Legends vs West Indies Legend??s at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai �7 pm

8 March

Australia Legends vs Sri Lanka Legends at Wankhede Sta??dium, Mumbai �7 pm

10 March

India Legends vs Sri Lanka Legen??ds at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai �7 pm

11 March

West Indies Legends vs South Africa Legends at DY P?atil Stadium, Navi Mumbai �7 pm

13 March

South Africa Legen??ds vs Sri Lanka Legends at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai �7 pm

14 March

India Legends vs South Africa Legends at?? Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) Stadium,? Pune �7 pm

16 March

Australia L?egends vs West Indies Legends at MCA Stadium, Pune�7 pm

17 March

West Indies Legends vs Sri Lanka Legends at MCA Sta??d?ium, Pune �7 pm

19 March

Australia? Legends vs South Africa Legends at?? DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai �7 pm

20 March

India Legends vs Austra?lia Legends at MCA Stadium, Pu??ne �7 pm

22 March

The Final at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai �7 pm.

Live telecast and online streaming details

The Road Safety World Series will be broadcast on Colours Cineplex and Colours Kannada Cinema. The matches can also be live-streamed on Jio and Voot.

Celebrity Host

TV presenter, model and actress, Karishma Kotak, will be hosting the cricketing action once again. She a??nchored the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2013. The stunning London born Indian origin also featu??red in the 2006 edition of the famous Kingfisher Calendar.

Karishma has also hosted cricket tou??rnaments like Karnataka Premier League (KPL), Asian Premier League (APL), Ice Cricket and T20 Mumbai Le??ague.

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The highly-anticipated Road Safety World Series is all set to begin from March 7. The opening game of the tournament will take place between India Legends and West India Legends at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Apart from the teams, as mentioned earlier, Sri Lanka, Austral?ia, and South Africa wi??ll also feature in the series full of legendary cricketers.

A total of eleven matches will be played, where Wankhede Stadium will host two games,?? and MCA Stadium in Pune will host four.

Four matches wil?l be played at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai, whereas the final will take place at the Brabourne Stadium on March 22.

The second game will be played between Australia Legends and Sri Lanka Legends, at Wankhede. Sri Lanka Legends hav?e announced their squad, now let’s have a look at the Australia Legends team.

Bowling phenom Brett Lee will captain the Aussie line-up. Apart from him, player??s like Brad Hodge, Clint McKay, and Xavier Doherty will also feature in the team.

Right-arm pacer Ben Laughlin will also be a part of the team. Lee’s brother Shane, who played 45 ODIs for Australia, will also exhibit his all-round skills.

Here is Australia Legends squad:

Brett Lee (c), Brad Hodge, Bre?tt Geeves, Clint McKay, George Green, Jason Krejza, Mark Cosgrove, Nathan Reardon, Rob Quinney, Shane Lee, Travis Birt, Xavier Doherty, Ben Laughlin.

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Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, Jonty Rhodes, and Virender Sehwag are among the big names to feature in Road Safety World Series – a T20 tournament that aims to promote road safety.

The first season of the league will be played in 2020 from February 2 an??d 16 in Mu?mbai and Pune.

With the Professional Management Group and the Road Safety Cell of the Maharashtra government as the org??anizers, th??e league will feature six teams �India Legends, Australia Legends, South Africa Legends, Sri Lanka Legends and West Indies Legends.

The league was launched in Mumbai on Thursday in the presence of the five captains – Tendulkar, West Indies great Brian Lara, Australian pacer Brett Lee, South Africa’s Jonty Rhodes, and Sri Lanka’s Tillakaratne Dilshan, as well as Virender Sehwag and Sunil Gavaskar, who will be the league’s commissioner.

The Indian team will also feature Sehwag, Zahee?r Khan, RP Singh, and Ajit Agarkar. Jacques Kallis is expected to play for South Africa while Muttiah Muralitharan is also expected to be a part of the competition.

Brett Lee, the captain of the Australia te??am, said that he can guarantee the tournament will be competitive despite the participants?? having given up international cricket. The final list of players is yet to be revealed but the former speedster said that compatriots Brad Hodge and Andrew Symonds have been signed.

As of now, aro??und 75 players? from the five countries are said to be taking part in the league.

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