The three-match T20 series, which has been initiated by Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne, will be played in three well-known baseball stadiums in the US. However, the cricketers have to adjust to drop-in pitches, which are going to be used for the series.

The first T20 game of the three-match T20 series will take shape on   November 7 at Citi Field in New York. The second and third T20 matches will take place at Minute Maid Park in Houston and the Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles respectively.

A number of top retired cricketers have already reached the US and are gearing up for the mega All-star series. Players such as Brian Lara, Allan Donald, Curtly Ambrose Wasim Akram, Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting, Virender Sehwag and Sourav Ganguly are set to provide a glamorous atmosphere in the US.

It will be the first time that such international stars will play in the US. Hats off to Sachin and Shane for even thinking of a series in the US with retired cricketers, but such efforts only raise the chance of increasing the popularity of the sport on a global stage.

Irrespective of the players that are going to represent either side, Tendulkar has already made it clear that the series is not going to be taken lightly by any of the players.

These retired cricketers may not be able to set the stadiums in the US ablaze with their big hitting or fast bowling like they did during their prime (considering many like Ambrose, Lara and Donald hung their boots from international cricket some years ago), but they must have some gas in their tank to entertain the fans in the US.

Warne’s Warriors: Shane Warne, Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting, Michael Vaughn, Jonty Rhodes, Jacques Kallis, Andrew Symonds, Kumar Sangakkara, Saqlain Mushtaq, Daniel Vettori, Courtney Walsh, Wasim Akram, Allan Donald and Ajit Agarkar.

Tendulkar’s Blasters: Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, VVS Laxman, Brian Lara, Saurav Ganguly, Mahela Jayawardene, Carl Hooper, Moin Khan, Muttiah Muralitharan, Graeme Swann, Curtly Ambrose, Shaun Pollock, Lance Klusener, Shoaib Akhtar and Glenn McGrath.

Complete All-star T20 series

Sachin’s Blasters vs Warne’s Warriors 1st T20 schedule

Date – 7 November

Time – 1pm ET (11:30pm IST, 7pm BST, 4am AEST)

Venue – Citi Field in New York

Sachin’s Blasters vs Warne’s Warriors 2nd T20 schedule

Date – 11 November

Time – 9pm ET (7:30amIST and 3am BST (12 November), 12pm AEST

Venue – Minute Maid Park in Houston

Sachin’s Blasters vs Warne’s Warriors 3rd T20 schedule

Date – 14 November

Time – 9:30pm ET (8am IST and 3:30 am BST (15 November), 12:30 pm AEST

Venue – Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles

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