For Cricket Switzerland, it’s players selected in the squads and for the scenic St. Moritz, its literally the “Icing on top of Ice” as World Cricket Legends descend in the Swiss Alps on February 8, as Sehwag XI takes on Afridi XI in two T20 matches.
An artificial turf carpet will be used for the matches, which will be played on a frozen snow-covered lake. The matches will be played with a red-ball and not the traditional white-ball for limited overs matches played across the globe.
For Swiss players, Aidan Andrews and Rohain Jain, it will be an opportunity of a lifetime as they get to interact and play alongside some of the greatest cricketers of all times. The event is approved by International Cricket Council (ICC). Aidan plays for Cossonay CC in Switzerland domestic competitions while Rohain represents Gingins Cricket Club.
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We're just one day away from this thrilling event!
Describe your feeling in one sentence. Best comments will be rewarded with our exclusive Ice Cricket Ball.#Excitement #Event #Staytuned #livematch #Cricket pic.twitter.com/cCdbSWP05Q— St. Moritz Ice Cricket (@IceCricketCH) February 7, 2018
Amul is the title sponsor for the tournament while Badrutt’s Palace Hotel, will be sponsoring Sehwag XI in the event. Oman Air has also joined on board as the official travels partners for the tournament. Both the matches will be shown live on TV on Sony ESPN, Ten Sports and Sony ESPN HD on 08th & 09th Feb, 2018 from 3:30 PM onwards.
St. Moritz Ice Cricket Challenge Squads:
Afridi’s XI – Team Royals: Shahid Afridi, Jacques Kallis, Graeme Smith, Daniel Vettori, Grant Elliot, Nathan McCullum, Owais Shah, Monty Panesar, Shoaib Akthar, Abdul Razzaq, Matt Prior, Aidan Andrews (Switzerland)
Sehwag’s XI – Badrutt Palace Diamonds: Virender Sehwag, Ajit Agarkar, Mike Hussey, Mohammad Kaif, Zaheer Khan, Andrew Symonds, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene, Lasith Malinga, Ramesh Powar, Mithan Manhas, Rohain Jain (Switzerland)
