Dubai: Traditional rivals India and Pakistan will once again go head to head at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah when an especially drawn-up India XI and Pakistan XI will clash against each other on the sidelines of the third edition of the 10PL-World Cup of tennis ball cricket tournament on March 11.
The tournament will feature some of the best tennis ball cricket players in action. The tournament itself will be played from March 8-13 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, like in the first two editions.
West Indies' Dwayne Bravo has been named as the face of tournament and will make an appearance on the final day.
While the India squad for the match will be coached by Bharat Lohar and managed by Javid Shaikh, the Pakistan line-up will have Asif Mumtaz as coach and Usman Manzoor as manager. An interesting choice in the Pakistan line-up is Shiraz Ahmed who played under Bravo for Maratha Arabians in their triumphant T10 league campaign at Abu Dhabi.
The last time an India and Pakistan side played each other at Sharjah was in 2013-14 during the final of the Under-19 Asia Cup. Much before that, the senior sides clashed for the last time in March 2000 during a triangular tournament also featuring South Africa.