All profits and funds from the match would go to the Australian Red Cross Disaster Relief and Recovery Fund, which will help victims of the blazes which began in September and have left at least 33 people dead and thousands of homes destroyed.
Tendulkar and Walsh will coach legends such as Ponting, Warne, Justin Langer, Adam Gilchrist, Brett Lee, Shane Watson, Alex Blackwell and Michael Clarke.
Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar and West Indies fast-bowling great Courtney Walsh will coach the Ponting XI and Warne XI respectively.
Post the noble gesture by Hockey India, Hockey Australia Board President- Melanie Woosnam thanked the Hockey India Chief Mushtaque Ahmad for India's support.
Maria Sharapova was trailing 7-6 (7-4) 5-5 when the match was stopped and Sharapova said that the organisers made the right decision.
Serena Williams has become the latest Tennis star to donate in the bushfire relief efforts, joining the likes Novak Djokovic and Maria Sharapova.
Other Australian cricketers to join the trio of Warne, Ponting and Gilchrist are Justin Langer, Brett Lee, Shane Watson, Alex Blackwell and Michael Clarke.
At least twenty-four people have lost their lives so far, with over 1,800 homes damaged in the bushfires in Australia. Two people are missing in New South Wales, the nation’s most populous state.
The Australian and New Zealand cricket teams will wear black armbands and pay tribute to fire and emergency services and personnel, who are fighting against the tragedy.
