Sachin Tendulkar Reveals Who Recruited Him For Bushfire Charity Game

The legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar is one of the few icons, who is going to be the part of Bushfire Charity Game in Melbourne. Speaking of the same, Sachin Tendulkar revealed that Brett Lee consulted him regarding the charity game. He will be coaching the Ponting XI in the upcoming game.

Indian batting legend Tendulkar will coach the Ricky Ponting XI while West Indies bowling great Courtney Walsh will manage the other team to be captained by former Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist. The match, named ‘Bushfire Cricket Bash’, was earlier scheduled at the SCG on Saturday but will now be held at Melbourne’s Junction Oval on Sunday.

It was a no-brainer – Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar stated that he is more than happy to help the people of Australia. He also expressed his anguish for the loss of lives. Tendulkar urged fans to help the cause by visiting the stadiums.

”I received a message from Brett Lee. Brett said that Kevin (Roberts, Cricket Australia’s chief executive) would like to be in touch with you. It was a no-brainer. From the moment I was asked, I said, ‘yes I’m more than happy to come here,” cricket.com.au quoted Tendulkar as saying.

“This is an alarming situation, it’s catastrophic – that’s an understatement. You see the number of lives it has affected, not only humans but also wildlife which sometimes people don’t talk about. That is equally important. I’m so happy I’m here in whatever way to support the cause, to raise money,” Tendulkar said.

I have a special feeling for Australia-

Further, Sachin Tendulkar expressed his love for the people of Australia and recalled his younger days when he visited Australia in 1991.

“The competitive cricket that I played here at the age of 18 helped me a lot in my career, so I have a special feeling for Australia and Australian people.”

Squads:

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

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