CHIKKABALLAPUR: Cricketing stars including Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Gavaskar, Yuvraj Singh, Irfan Pathan, Mohammed Kaif, Venkatesh Prasad, Muttiah Muralitharan and others descended on Sri Satya Sai village in Muddenahalli here for the inauguration of the Sai Krishnan Stadium and the One World One Family T20 match in the presence of Sadhguru Madhusudhan Sai on Thursday.
In all, 24 cricketers from eight countries participated in the event and teams led by Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh faced of in the One World One Family cricket match. Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh, along with Madhusudhan Sai, also dedicated the Sai Krishnan Stadium.
The ‘One World’ side was led by Tendulkar while Yuvraj captained the ‘One Family’ side. The team led by Tendulkar won the toss and opted to bowl. After the first innings, the Yuvraj Singh-led team had set a target of 181 runs for the opponents after losing eight wickets.
In the match, Sachin scored 27 in 16 balls with three fours and a six. He was eventually dismissed by Sri Lankan spin wizard Muralitharan. Tendulkar also took a wicket in the match, which saw ‘One World’ prevail by four wickets.
‘One Family’ put up 180/6 on the board, with Darren Maddy, a former England batter (51), Yusuf (38) and Yuvraj (23) being among the top batters. Harbhajan Singh picked up 2/30 for ‘One World’
During the chase in this T20 game, former South African all-rounder Alviro Petersen (74), former Sri Lankan opener Upul Tharanga (29) and Tendulkar (27) scored the bulk of the runs. Chaminda Vaas, the former Sri Lankan pace great, took 3/46 but his effort was in vain as ‘One World’ chased down the target with a ball to go.
One World One Family (Vasudaiva Kutumbakam) was organised to highlight India’s Sanatan culture of inclusivity. Cultural presentations by various troupes were also organised on the occasion. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Roger Binny, former opener and former selector K Srikkanth were also among those present.
Team One World: Sachin Tendulkar (captain), Naman Ojha (wicketkeeper), Upul Tharanga, Alviro Petersen, Subramaniam Badrinath, Irfan Pathan, Ashok Dinda, Ajanta Mendis, Harbhajan Singh, Monty Panesar, RP Singh, Danny Morrison.
Team One Family: Yuvraj Singh (captain), Parthiv Patel (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Kaif, Darren Maddy, Alok Kapali, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Yusuf Pathan, Jason Krejza, Muttiah Muralitharan, Makhaya Ntini, Chaminda Vaas, Venkatesh Prasad.