Cricket All-Stars

Cricket All-Stars
Countries United States
Australia
Administrator Sachin Tendulkar, Shane Warne[1]
Format Twenty20 (Unofficial)
First tournament 2015
Next tournament 2016 (Expected)
Tournament format T20 series (3 matches)
Number of teams 2
Current champion Warne's Warriors (1st title)
Current trophy holder Warne's Warriors
Most successful Warne's Warriors (1 title)
Most runs Sri Lanka Kumar Sangakkara (153)
Most wickets Australia Andrew Symonds (8)
Website cricketallstars2015.com
Cricket All-Stars Series 2015

Cricket All-Stars (better known as Cricket All-Stars Series) is an exhibition Twenty20 cricket series started in 2015 with the first series taking place in the United States.[2] The series features two lineups of renowned retired cricket players from around the world, led by cricket icons – Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar of India and the King of Spin Shane Warne of Australia.

Teams

Two teams compete in this competition Sachin's Blasters lead by Sachin Tendulkar and other being Warne's Warriors lead by Shane Warne.

Team Captain
Sachin's Blasters Sachin Tendulkar
Warne's Warriors Shane Warne

List of series

The inaugural series was held across three cities in the United States. The 2016 and 2017 series will comprise 6 matches/locations each, all of which are yet to be announced.

Year Location Result
2015  United States Warne's Warriors won the three-match series 3–0.
2016

Trophy

The Cricket All-Stars trophy and team shirts were unveiled by Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne along with their respective team's player rosters, on 5 November 2015 in Times Square, USA.[3]

Sponsorship

Sponsors for Cricket All-Stars include MasterCard, StateFarm, Citi, Azur, Zaamor, Sling International, Uber and Pepsi.[4]

Broadcast rights

Country TV broadcaster(s)
 Australia Nine Network
 India Star Sports 2
Middle East OSN Sports Cricket HD
 Pakistan TEN Sports
 South Africa SuperSport 2
 United Kingdom Sky Sports 3
 New Zealand Sky Sports 4
 United States ESPN3

See also

References

External links

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