Australia bushfire tragedy: Ricky Ponting, Shane Warne to play in fundraiser
Sydney/IBNS: In another bid to raise funds for those hit by bushfire tragedy in Australia, former skipper of the nation Ricky Ponting and spin legend Shane Warne will play a charity game next month.
Both the Australian former cricketers will lead their respective teams in the Feb 8 encounter.
It will be part of the three matches that will be played on the day.
Apart from the encounter between the two former cricketers, Australia women's Twenty20 game against India and the T20 Big Bash League final will also be played on the same day.
Cricket Australia on Sunday announced a range of initiatives to help those impacted by the fires, with the headline act to be the Bushfire Cricket Bash on February 8, where Warne and Ponting will captain the two sides.
Retired stars Adam Gilchrist, Brett Lee, Justin Langer, Michael Clarke, Shane Watson and Alex Blackwell will also take part, while former men’s Test and ODI skipper Steve Waugh and former Australian women’s player Mel Jones will also be involved in a non-playing capacity, reported Cricket Australia website.
There will be fundraising initiatives across all three matches and all money raised will be donated to the Australian Red Cross Disaster Relief and Recovery Fund, read the website.
"The Bushfire Cricket Bash will be Cricket Australia’s major fundraising initiative to support Australians impacted by the recent unprecedented bushfire emergency," CA's CEO Kevin Roberts said in a statement.
Australia is ravaged by bushfires since September last year. 27 people have died so far.
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