Lara to lead World XI in tsunami aid match

Pritha Sarkar
Tuesday 14 June 2005 00:00 BST
Comments

Your support helps us to tell the story

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.

Your support makes all the difference.

The Indian captain Sourav Ganguly and spinner Harbhajan Singh have been drafted in as late replacements for Ramnaresh Sarwan and the injured Muttiah Muralitharan in today's tsunami appeal one-day match between the MCC and an International XI at Lord's.

The Indian captain Sourav Ganguly and spinner Harbhajan Singh have been drafted in as late replacements for Ramnaresh Sarwan and the injured Muttiah Muralitharan in today's tsunami appeal one-day match between the MCC and an International XI at Lord's.

The MCC hopes to raise more than £485,000 from gate receipts alone for the survivors of the 26 December tsunami.

West India's Brian Lara will captain the International XI, which includes Shane Warne, while New Zealand's Stephen Fleming will lead the MCC team.

"It is a very good cause and the entire cricket fraternity has come forward to support this effort," MCC's Indian spinner Anil Kumble said.

For Sri Lanka's Sanath Jayasuriya, the match will be more poignant since he and his country were closely affected by the disaster.

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in