India, Aussie players for earthquake relief fund match
Partab Ramchand - 16 March 2001
All the current Indian and Australian cricketers will take part in the
Siyaram's Cup, a one day cricket match between India and Australia to
be played at the MA Chidambaram stadium on March 23. The timings for
the match are 3 pm to 6 pm and 6.45 to 9.45 pm.
Giving details of the match at a press conference on Friday, AC
Muthiah, president, Board of Control for Cricket in India and Ashok
Kumbhat, secretary, Tamil Nadu Cricket Association said the 40 overs
day/night game is being sponsored by the Siyaram Group in aid of the
earthquake victims in Gujarat.
Muthiah said that when he was in Melbourne for the ICC meeting last
month, he had discussions with Australian Cricket Board officials
about the feasibility of the Aussie team playing a game in India for
the earthquake relief fund. He was happy that the ACB had agreed to
the proposal and the match was now becoming a reality.
The Board President added he would not like to hazard a guess as to
the figure but expressed confidence that a `substantial' amount would
be collected through ads, in stadia hoardings and gate collections.
The match will be telecast live on Doordarshan national network. Also
present at the Press Conference were the Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly
and the Australian manager Steve Bernard, who both said they were
happy to be playing the game for a good cause.
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