Tendulkar, Walsh join charity cricket match to raise money for Australia wildfire victims

Cricket legends Sachin Tendulkar and Courtney Walsh will be coaching  Ponting XI and Warne XI respectively for charity match to raise funds for Australian wildfire victims in Bushfire Cricket Bash scheduled for February 8.

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Cricket comes toger

charity cricket match is just one of events organised to raise money on ' Big Appeal'. Cricket Australia CEO Kevin Roberts said, "We are absolutely houred to be welcoming Sachin and Courtney back to Australia where y both enjoyed a lot of success as players, and we can't wait to have m involved in what is going to be a special day. We're looking forward to our people at CA and entire Australian cricket family coming toger for Big Appeal."

event is going to see a total of three cricket matches being played - Women's Tri-Series T20I clash between Australia and India, Bushfire Cricket Bash and KFC Big Bash final.

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Australia has been battling multiple bushfires fires since September which have spread across island nation. intensity of fires has only increased over time with Prime Minister Scott Morrison saying that fires will take months to blow out. Firefighters have been brought on from various countries to combat raging fires. 

fires have claimed at least 28 lives since September, destroyed more than 2,600 homes and razed more than 10.4 million hectares (25.7 million acres). Recent rains have eased fires but danger remains. 

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region has also been facing hailstorms and flood warnings, leading to serious climate change concerns amongst climate scientists and environmentalists. 

Recently, Tennis Australia organized a charity match to raise funds for victims of Australian bush fires and collected almost AUD 5 million for cause.

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