Cricket on Ice is back for its 29th edition with world class cricketers battling it out on the ice at Lake St. Moritz. This tournament is one of the most prestigious events in the domestic Swiss cricketing calendar. It will be conducted from the 8th to 9th of February from 4 P.M. The matches can be watched live on ESPN and Sony SIX.
This Swiss tournament is one sensational experience with international players and prosperous business people from all around the world. The event gives the businessmen a unique platform for communication and networking.
Two teams that everyone will be excited to watch play are the Diamonds and Royals. While Virender Sehwag is the Captain of the Diamonds, Shahid Afridi will act as the Captain for the Royals.
Diamonds: Royals:
Virender Sehwag (c) (India) Shahid Afridi (c) (Pakistan)
Mohammad Kaif (India) Shoaib Akhtar (Pakistan)
Zaheer Khan (India) Abdul Razzaq (Pakistan)
Ajit Agarkar (India) Jacques Kallis (South Africa)
Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) Graeme Smith (South Africa)
Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka) Daniel Vettori (New Zealand)
Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) Nathan McCullum (New Zealand)
Michael Hussey (Australia) Grant Elliot (New Zealand)
Andrew Symonds (Australia) Monty Panesar (United Kingdom)
Joginder Sharma (India) Owais Shah (United Kingdom)
Ramesh Powar (India) Matt Prior (United Kingdom)
Rohan Jain (Switzerland) Aidan Andrews (Switzerland)
Cricketers participating in the tournament are excited and have tweeted about Cricket on Ice, see below:
Baba re Baba, with so much cold , guaranteed #AbJamegiKulfi .
I will be there, Akhtar bhi hoga, Malinga bhi ,Kallis bhi, Symonds bhi, Mahela bhi, kai dhurandar bhi honge aur unlimited thand and excitement bhi ,Feb 8th & 9th in Switzerland. Dekhiye zaroor! pic.twitter.com/CoklbdzOHF— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) 2 February 2018
You want to watch something rare and special. On Feb 8th and 9th, I will be battling it out , playing Ice Cricket with the best cricketers in the world in Switzerland. But yaar , thand bahut hai #AbJamegiKulfi #shoaibakhtar #Rawalpindiexpress #Cricketonice pic.twitter.com/d9jplpWSPk
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) 2 February 2018