Road Safety World Series 2021: The tournament consisting International cricket lengends will begin from 5 March 2021. Overall, six teams would be participating in the Road Safety World Series. Former Indian cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Irfan Pathan and others would be part of the new Road Safety World Series. Last time, Due to the corona pandemic, the series had to be cut short after four games on 11 March 2020. Cricketers like Yusuf Pathan, Naman Ojha and Vinay Kumar who retired recently would also be a part of the new T20 league.
The venue for all the matches in the league will be The Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in Raipur. Only 50% stands would be fill due to Covid-19 protocols. Six teams would be part of this competition. Due to travel restrictions in Australia, the Australia Legends team decided to pull out of the competition.
The participating teams:
- India Legends
- South Africa Legends
- England Legends
- Bangladesh Legends
- Sri Lanka Legends
- West Indies Legends
Here is the full schedule of the Road Safety World Series 2021:
| Matches | Date | Time |
| India Legends vs Bangladesh Legends | 5 March | 7 pm |
| Sri Lanka Legends vs West Indies Legends | 6 March | 7 pm |
| England Legends vs Bangladesh Legends | 7 March | 7 pm |
| South Africa Legends vs Sri Lanka Legends | 8 March | 7 pm |
| India Legends vs England Legends | 9 March | 7 pm |
| Bangladesh Legends vs Sri Lanka Legends | 10 March | 7 pm |
| England Legends vs South Africa Legends | 11 March | 7 pm |
| Bangladesh Legends vs West Indies Legends | 12 March | 7 pm |
| India Legends vs South Africa Legends | 13 March | 7 pm |
| Sri Lanka Legends vs England Legends | 14 March | 7 pm |
| South Africa Legends vs Bangladesh Legends | 15 March | 7 pm |
| Englabd Legends vs West Indies Legends | 16 March | 7 pm |
| Semi-final 1 | 17 March | 7 pm |
| Semi-final 2 | 19 March | 7 pm |
| Finals | 21 March | 7 pm |
From 5 March to 16 March, 12 matches will be played and the top four teams will go through to the semi-finals that would be played on 17 and 19 March. The final would be played on 21 March.
Where to watch the tournament Live?
Fans can now watch all the matches Live on Colors Cineplex, Colors Kannada Cinema, FTA channel Rishtey Cineplex .
Where to watch the Live Streaming of the World Series?
The Live Streaming will be available on Jio and Voot apps.
Here are the participating teams:
India Legends: Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Mohammed Kaif, Yusuf Pathan, Naman Ojha, Zaheer Khan, Pragyan Ojha, Noel David, Munaf Patel, Irfan Pathan, Manpreet Gony.
Sri Lanka Legends: Upul Tharanga, Chamara Silva, Chinthaka Jayasinghe, Thilan Thushara, Nuwan Kulasekara, Russel Arnold, Ajantha Mendis, Farveez Maharoof, Sanath Jayasuriya, Manjula Prasad, Malinda Warnapura, Dammika Prasad, Rangana Herath, Chamara Kapugedra, Tillakratne Dilshan, Dulanjana Wijesinghe.
Bangladesh Legends: Khaled Mahmud, Mohammed Sharif, Mushfiqur Rahman, A N M Mamun Ur Rashed, Nafees Iqbal, Mohammad Rafique, Abdur Razzak, Khaled Mashud, Hannan Sarker, Javed Omar, Rajin Saleh, Mehrab Hossain, Aftab Ahmed, Alamgir Kabir.
South Africa Legends: Morne Van Wyk, Alviro Petersen, Nicky Boje, Andrew Puttick, Thandi Tshabalala, Loots Bosman, Llyod Norris Jones, Zander de Bruyn, Monde Zondeki, Garnett Kruger, Roger Telemachus, Jonty Rhodes, Makhaya Ntini, Justin Kemp.
West Indies Legends: Brian Lara, Dinanath Ramnarine, Adam Sanford, Carl Hooper, Dwayne Smith, Ryan Austin, William Perkins, Mahendra Nagamootoo, Pedro Collins, Ridley Jacobs, Narsingh Deonarine, Tino Best, Sulieman Benn.
England Legends: Kevin Pietersen, Owais Shah, Philip Mustard, Monty Panesar, Nick Compton, Kabir Ali, Usman Afzaal, Matthew Hoggard, James Tindall, Chris Tremlett, Sajid Mahmood, James Tredwell, Chris Schoefield, Johnathan Trott, Ryan Sidebottom.