Battle off-spinners: Harbhajan, Ajmal to go head-to-head
The duo will play in a charity match on September 22 at The Kia Oval in London
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Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal and his Indian counterpart Harbhajan Singh have been confirmed to play in the YorkshireTea20 charity match on September 22 next month at The Kia Oval in Kennington, London.
Harbhajan, who played for Surrey in 2005 and 2007 will join the Surrey All-Stars XI managed by Alec Stewart, while Ajmal will feature in the Cricket United XI side being managed by Michael Vaughan.
The match, which is sponsored by Yorkshire Tea, is being played to raise funds for Cricket United, a three way link up between Chance to Shine, the Lord’s Taverners and the PCA Benevolent Fund.
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Current players like Jason Roy, Sam Curran and Jade Dernbach, will feature in Surrey’s side alongside legendary captain Adam Hollioake and batsman Kevin Pietersen. They will take on a Cricket United XI starring former West Indian captain Darren Sammy, spinner Monty Panesar, all-rounder Yasir Arafat among others.
Proceeds from the match would be split evenly between the three charities and used to change the lives of a range of cricket beneficiaries; from children starting out in the game to professional players retiring from it.
Harbhajan reveals Shoaib Akhtar once thrashed him and Yuvraj
Last year, the stadium organised a similar game at the end of the season to help raise over £300,000 for Help for Heroes charity.
This article initially appeared on kiaoval.com
Harbhajan, who played for Surrey in 2005 and 2007 will join the Surrey All-Stars XI managed by Alec Stewart, while Ajmal will feature in the Cricket United XI side being managed by Michael Vaughan.
The match, which is sponsored by Yorkshire Tea, is being played to raise funds for Cricket United, a three way link up between Chance to Shine, the Lord’s Taverners and the PCA Benevolent Fund.
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Current players like Jason Roy, Sam Curran and Jade Dernbach, will feature in Surrey’s side alongside legendary captain Adam Hollioake and batsman Kevin Pietersen. They will take on a Cricket United XI starring former West Indian captain Darren Sammy, spinner Monty Panesar, all-rounder Yasir Arafat among others.
Proceeds from the match would be split evenly between the three charities and used to change the lives of a range of cricket beneficiaries; from children starting out in the game to professional players retiring from it.
Harbhajan reveals Shoaib Akhtar once thrashed him and Yuvraj
Last year, the stadium organised a similar game at the end of the season to help raise over £300,000 for Help for Heroes charity.
This article initially appeared on kiaoval.com