Asia Cup ends in Dubai and before the World Cup starts in Australia. If it comes across as an overdose, don’t say we have not warned you.
Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly are associated with the two different leagues in different ways. Brian Lara, Chris Gayle, Harbhajan Singh, Mitchell Johnson, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Shane Watson, Muttiah Muralitharan, Brett Lee, Andrew Flintoff, Jacques Kallis, Daniel Vettori, irfan Pathan… you name any retired cricketer and he will be there.
It will be a big test of the popularity for the two tournaments – who will attract more crowds and more TRPs? Tendulkar’s Road Safety World Series (RSWS) is scheduled to be played from September 10 to October 1 in Kanpur, Raipur, Indore and Dehradun.
It will be an international event – between countries. Teams from Australia, Bangladesh, England, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka and West Indies besides India are taking part in the tournament that is being event-managed by Sunil Gavaskar’s PMG.