ICC has concluded its talks with the cricketing legends Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne regarding the ‘Legend T20’ series. The duo got the clearance from ICC to the three-match T20 series promoted by Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne in the United States.
According to the reports, The ICC nod came after talks with the two legends. It needed Tendulkar’s persuasive skills to get the clearance from the world body, it is learnt.
“It will be held in November and the ICC doesn’t have a problem with that. It has spelt out a few conditions to Tendulkar and Warne and they have agreed to abide by them,” told a source.
There were suggestions earlier that it would be a series of exhibition matches which will also be held around Canada, Singapore, Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates over a three and-a-half-year period. But the clearance is for a “one-off three match series”. “For now, it’s one-off. If there are plans of expansion, those can be discussed later,” the source added.
The ICC, which recently disaffiliated USA Cricket Association, put in place a new body to run the game in the country. It is learnt that a portion of the earnings from these three T20 games will go to the ICC and that in turn will be used in the promotion of the game in the country .
Sachin and Warne apart, 26 players, including Rahul Dravid, Glenn McGrath, Jacques Kallis, Adam Gilchrist, Sourav Ganguly , Brian Lara, VVS Laxman and Wasim Akram, have been signed up for the series.
