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For the first time in the history of cricket, the lovers of the game will witness their favourite stars from the 2000s playing T20 cricket on the ice. The Ice Cricket 2018 tournament will be played on February 8 and 9 in St Moritz, Switzerland.
Teams: Two teams, namely ‘Team Royals’ and ‘Badrutt’s Palace Diamonds’ will play the ‘game of fame’ on ice for the first time.
Team Royals squad: Jacques Kallis, Graeme Smith, Daniel Vettori, Grant Elliott, Nathan McCullum, Shoaib Akhtar, Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq, Owais Shah, Monty Panesar, Matt Prior, Aiden Andrews
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Badrutt’s Palace Diamonds: Virender Sehwag, Mohammad Kaif, Zaheer Khan, Ajit Agarkar, Micheal Hussey, Ramesh Powar, Andrew Symonds, Mahela Jayawardene, Lasith Malinga, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mithun Manhas, Rohan Jain
The condition of the ground: The outfield of the ground will be a frozen layer of ice and the wicket will an artificial carpet. The weather is expected to be sunny during the daytime and in the night it is expected to touch the temperature of -20 degree Celsius.
Time of the match: The will start at 11:00 a.m. local time i.e. 3:30 p.m. IST.
Live broadcast in India: The match will be telecasted on Sony Six HD and Sony ESPN
SCHEDULE OF THE EVENT
Thursday (February 8) [local time]
10:00 – Cricket Village and VIP Pavilion open
10:45 – Presentation of the teams
11:00 – 1st inning (Team 1)
12:30 – Lunch Break
14:00 – 2nd inning (Team 2)
15:30 – Award ceremony and interviews
17:00 – Cricket Village and VIP Pavilion close
19:30 – Cocktail reception at Badrutt’s Palace Hotel lobby
20:15 – Gala Dinner at Badrutt’s Palace Hotel
Friday (February 9) [local time]
10:00 – Cricket Village and VIP Pavilion open
10:15 – Warm up
10:45 – Presentation of the teams
11:00 – 1st inning (Team 2)
12:30 – Lunch Break
14:00 – 2nd inning (Team 1)
15:30 – Award ceremony and interviews
17:00 – End of St. Moritz Ice Cricket 2018
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