Warne, Ponting to captain star-studded teams in bushfire fundraiser game

Australian cricket greats Shane Warne and Ricky Ponting will captain star-studded teams in a one-off Bushfire fundraiser match, to be played on February 8. Cricket Australia confirmed on Sunday that an all-star T20 match will be played as a curtain-raiser to Big Bash League (BBL) final.  Among or big names, dashing Adam Gilchrist will also feature in charity match.

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Warne, Ponting to captain star-studded teams

match, a bid to raise money for victims of devastating bushfires country has been witnessing for a while w, will be played eir in Melbourne or Sydney. Warne himself raised over 1 million Australian dollar for bushfire relief after putting his treasured baggy green up for auction. "It is going to be a huge and special day. It's nice to be part of it," Ponting told reporters.

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Spin great Warne congratulated Cricket Australia for initiative and hoped to raise eugh funds. Or Australian cricketers to join trio of Warne, Ponting and Gilchrist are Justin Langer, Brett Lee, Shane Watson, Alex Blackwell and Michael Clarke. legendary Steve Waugh will be involved in game in a n-playing capacity. On same day, Indian women's team will take on its Australian counterparts in a T20 World Cup clash. 

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