2020 Road Safety World Series


The Road Safety World Series, or RSWS, was a T20 cricket competition organised by the Road Safety Cell of Maharashtra to raise awareness about road safety. The series featured notable retired players from India, Australia, Sri Lanka, West Indies and South Africa, including Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Romesh Kaluwitharana, Zaheer Khan, Brian Lara, Muralitharan, Chaminda Vaas and Shivnarine Chanderpaul. Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar was the commissioner of the series, while Sachin Tendulkar was the brand ambassador. On 13 March 2020, as a result of Government Advisory following the global coronavirus pandemic, the remaining seven matches were rescheduled to a later date. It was earlier decided that the remaining seven matches of the tournament would be played behind the closed doors in DY Patil Stadium.

History

Background

The Road Safety World Series is a Twenty20 competition featuring retired cricketers, created by The Road Safety Cell of Maharashtra. Players and teams are stylized as "legends" of their respective countries.
The Road Safety World series was approved by the Board of Control for Cricket in India. The first edition of the tournament begun in March 2020, with the tournament set to take place across venues in Mumbai, and Pune. Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara Tillakaratne Dilshan, Brett Lee and Jonty Rhodes were the captains of their respective teams. The tournament was to be played in around-robin format with the top two finishers playing the final.

Format

The first edition of the Road Safety World Series Twenty 20 tournament was to be played in a round-robin format with the top two finishers playing the final.

Schedule

The Road Safety World Series commenced from 7 March 2020 and a total of eleven matches were scheduled to be held in the league. All the games were slated played in Mumbai and Pune. Both the ICC and the BCCI have issued a No Objection Certificate to conduct the tournament.

Points Table

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Final

Squads

A total of 110 retired cricket players have agreed to participate in the tournament. The five captains of the five teams were present at the mega launch event of the tournament at Mumbai.
India Legends Sri Lanka Legends South Africa Legends West Indies Legends Australia Legends

  • Tillakaratne Dilshan
  • Chamara Kapugedera
  • Mahela Jayawardene
  • Marvan Atapattu
  • Thilan Samaraweera
  • Thilina Kandamby
  • Ajantha Mendis
  • Chaminda Vaas
  • Muttiah Muralitharan
  • Nuwan Kulasekara
  • Rangana Herath
  • Sachithra Senanayake
  • Upul Chandana
  • Prasanna Jayawardene
  • Farveez Maharoof
  • Russel Arnold
  • Romesh Kaluwitharana
  • Jonty Rhodes
  • Graeme Smith
  • Herschelle Gibbs
  • Jacques Rudolph
  • Martin van Jaarsveld
  • Garnett Kruger
  • Nantie Hayward
  • Paul Harris
  • Roger Telemachus
  • Albie Morkel
  • Andrew Hall
  • Johan van der Wath
  • Lance Klusener
  • Ryan McLaren
  • Morné van Wyk
  • Brian Lara
  • Danza Hyatt
  • Daren Ganga
  • Renford Pinnock
  • Ricardo Powell
  • Shivnarine Chanderpaul
  • Adam Sanford
  • Dinanath Ramnarine
  • Pedro Collins
  • Samuel Badree
  • Sulieman Benn
  • Tino Best
  • Carl Hooper
  • Ridley Jacobs
  • Brad Haddin
  • Brad Hodge
  • Mark Cosgrove
  • Nathan Reardon
  • Patrick Richards
  • Travis Birt
  • Ben Laughlin
  • Brett Geeves
  • Clint McKay
  • Jason Krejza
  • Xavier Doherty
  • Shane Lee
  • Brett Lee

    • Live streaming & broadcast details

    was the official broadcasting partner of the tournament.
    Colors Cineplex broadcast all the games of the tournament, and live streaming was available on Voot and Jio TV.