Hyderabad: Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting and West Indies legendary batsman Brian Lara were seen in nets, practising some cricket shots ahead of the upcoming Bushfire relief fundraiser match.
Ponting, shared a video on Twitter, in which both Lara and him can be seen having a net session and sharing the crease.
Ponting captioned the video as: "Just like riding a bike. A very slow bike".
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Just like riding a bike. A very slow bike. pic.twitter.com/Ba6dnHIBzO
— Ricky Ponting AO (@RickyPonting) February 6, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">Just like riding a bike. A very slow bike. pic.twitter.com/Ba6dnHIBzO
— Ricky Ponting AO (@RickyPonting) February 6, 2020Just like riding a bike. A very slow bike. pic.twitter.com/Ba6dnHIBzO
— Ricky Ponting AO (@RickyPonting) February 6, 2020
Both batsmen played their trademark shots and it will be dream come true for every fan if Ponting and Lara indeed turn out to play for the same team.
The 45-year-old Ponting captioned the post as: "If I'm batting three on Sunday, hopefully, this guy is on my team and batting four @brianlara".
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If I'm batting three on Sunday, hopefully this guy is on my team and batting four @brianlara pic.twitter.com/dsaXhJTLoU
— Ricky Ponting AO (@RickyPonting) February 6, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">If I'm batting three on Sunday, hopefully this guy is on my team and batting four @brianlara pic.twitter.com/dsaXhJTLoU
— Ricky Ponting AO (@RickyPonting) February 6, 2020If I'm batting three on Sunday, hopefully this guy is on my team and batting four @brianlara pic.twitter.com/dsaXhJTLoU
— Ricky Ponting AO (@RickyPonting) February 6, 2020
He scored 27,486 runs for Australia in his international career and also led his country in all three formats.
No other Australian has scored more international centuries than the former skipper.
Ponting also led Australia to two World Cup victories in 2003 and 2007. He played his last Test in 2012.
On the other hand, Lara holds the record for scoring the highest score in Tests and first-class scores of 400 not out and 501 not out respectively.
The match will now be played on Sunday, February 9 at the Junction Oval in Melbourne.
The match will be a T10 game with the likes of Indian superstars Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh, West Indian great Courtney Walsh and past Australian greats Justin Langer, Matthew Hayden, Brett Lee, Andrew Symonds and Shane Watson all still set to be involved.
With the game getting rescheduled, former Australia captain Michael Clarke and batsman Michael Hussey as well as a number of the female stars won't be able to take part in the match.
Current playing squad for the Bushfire Cricket Bash: Ricky Ponting (c), Adam Gilchrist (c), Brian Lara, Yuvraj Singh, Wasim Akram, Justin Langer, Matthew Hayden, Shane Watson, Andrew Symonds, Brad Haddin, Brett Lee, Alex Blackwell, Dan Christian, Nick Riewoldt, Elyse Villani, Luke Hodge, Cam Smith.
The Bushfire Bash exhibition match will be a 10-overs-per-side contest, with a five-over Powerplay, no bowling restrictions, and batters unable to get out from the first ball they face.
Bowlers will not have over limits, fielders can sub on and off as it suits, while captains will have the ability to sub batters in and out during an innings.
