Sachin returns as Road Safety World Series announces squads for second season

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The popular Road Safety World Series will be back for the second edition with former stars of the game representing their nations. 8 teams will consist of 15 players each who will battle it out from 10th September till 1st October in the four cities, namely Indore, Dehradun, Raipur, and Kanpur.

The most significant name to return to the competition is Sachin Tendulkar, under whose captaincy India Legends defeated Sri Lanka legends in the final by 14 runs to claim the inaugural Road Safety title.

Teams from India, New Zealand, Australia, West Indies, England, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and South Africa will come together to mark the second edition of the decorated league. Matches will be held in a round-robin format, with the top four sides competing in the semi-final stage.

The entire series will be live telecasted on Colors Cineplex, Colors Cineplex Superhits, Sports18 and Voot.

Squads for Road Safety World Series 2022

India Legends Squad

Sachin Tendulkar (C), Yuvraj Singh, Irfan Pathan, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Munaf Patel, Abhimanyu Mithun, Rajesh Pawar, Rahul Sharma, Subramaniam Badrinath, Stuart Binny, Naman Ojha, Manpreet Gony, Pragyan Ojha and Vinay Kumar.

New Zealand Legends Squad

Ross Taylor (C), Jacob Oram, Jamie How, Jason Spice, Kyle Mills, Scott Styris, Shane Bond, Gareth Hopkins, Hamish Bennett, Dean Brownlie, Bruce Martin, Neil Broom, Aaron Redmond, Anton Devcich and Craig McMillan.

Australia Legends Squad

Shane Watson (C), Alex Doolan, Ben Dunk, Brad Hodge, Brad Haddin, Stuart Clark, John Hastings, Dirk Nannes, Nathan Reardon, Chadd Sayers, Brett Lee, Bryce McGain, Callum Ferguson, Cameron White, George Horlin and Jason Krejza.

West Indies Legends Squad

Brian Lara (C), Danza Hyatt, Devendra Bishoo, Dwayne Smith, Jerome Taylor, Kirk Edwards,  Darion Barthley, Dave Mohammed, Krishmar Santokie, Marlon Ian Black, Narsingh Deonarine, Sulieman Benn, Daren Powell and William Perkins.

England Legends Squad

Ian Bell (C), Nick Compton, Phil Mustard, Chris Tremlett, Daren Maddy, Darren Stevens, Jade Dernbach, Mal Loye, James Tindall, Rikki Clarke, Stephen Parry, Tim Ambrose, Dimitri Mascarenhas and Chris Schofield.

Bangladesh Legends Squad

Shahadat Hossain (C), Abdur Razzak, Alamgir Kabir, Aftab Ahmed, Alok Kapali, Elias Sunny, Mohammad Nazimuddin, Abul Hasan, Tushar Imran, Mamun ur Rasheed, Nazmus Sadat, Dhiman Ghosh, Dolar Mahmud, Khaled Mashud, Mohammad Sharif and Mehrab Hossain.

Sri Lanka Legends Squad

TM Dilshan (C), Kaushalya Weeraratne, Mahela Udawatte, Rumesh Silva, Asela Gunaratne, Chamara Silva, Isuru Udana, Sanath Jayasuriya, Upul Tharanga, Thisara Perera, Chamara Kapugedara, Chaminda Vaas, Chaturanga de Silva, C Jayasinghe, Dhammika Prasad, Dilruwan Perera, Dilshan Munaweera, Ishan Jayaratne, Jeevan Mendis and Nuwan Kulasekara.

South Africa Legends Squad

Jonty Rhodes (C), Alviro Petersen, Andrew Puttick, Eddie Leie, Garnett Kruger, T Tshabalala, Vernon Philander, Zander de Bruyn, Henry Davids, Jacques Rudolph, Johan Botha, Johan van der Wath, Lance Klusener, L. Norris Jones, Makhaya Ntini and Morne van Wyk.

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