Dear god, this will do nothing to bring civilisation to the great unwashed. All these guys are well past thier prime
A US-based all-star Twenty20 tournament featuring cricketing greats Sachin Tendulkar, Shane Warne and Brian Lara has reportedly been given the blessing of the International Cricket Council.
The one-off series, planned to begin in November this year, would feature three matches played on drop-in pitches at the most celebrated baseball stadiums in the world: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Yankee Stadium in New York and Wrigley Field in Chicago.
Other players linked to the concept are Adam Gilchrist, Jacques Kallis, Rahul Dravid, Wasim Akram and Glenn McGrath.
The Times of India reported that clearance from the ICC had come after talks with Tendulkar and Warne. It said the agreement was vital because many of the retired players said to be keen on taking part were already employed by the world governing body in some capacity and therefore required its permission to play.
"It is a one-off event in November and the ICC doesn't have a problem with that," the Times quoted a source as saying. "It has spelt out a few conditions to Tendulkar and Warne and they have agreed to abide by them."
Several in the cricket fraternity have long seen the US as a potentially enormous growth base for the game, with large expatriate communities from cricket-playing nations living across the country. There have also been suggestions about linking cricket clubs with Major League Baseball clubs.
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“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
Just watch Million Dollar Arm, same thing only better (Jon Hamm).
“I ask no favor for my sex. All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks.” ~ Ruth Bader Ginsburg, paraphrasing Sarah Moore Grimké
The one-off series, planned to begin in November this year, would feature three matches played on drop-in pitches at the most celebrated baseball stadiums in the world: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, ... "
Good choice of venue. That's where those three tenors were discovered. Went on to pretty good careers, all three of them. You could even say that after that they were internationally famous.
Maybe this bug sport thing will take off after all?
How about this for a catch phrase: " by Jiminy its Cricket".
All these guys are well past thier prime
