Former West Indies captain and batting legend Brian Lara, along with batting icon Sachin Tendulkar,  are among the big names set to feature in a T/20 cricket tournament next year in India, aimed at promoting road safety, called the road safety world series.

Another West Indies retired batting great  Shivnarine Chanderpaul, along with Virender Sehwag and Muttiah Muralitharan, Jacques Kallis and Brett Lee.

The first season of the tournament will be played between February 2 and 16 in Mumbai ……………..and will feature teams such as the India legends, Australia legends, South Africa legends, Sri Lanka and West Indies legends.

It is understood that a total of 110 players – all retired – have confirmed their participation in the tournament, which would be based on the franchise model prevailing across domestic T/20 leagues around the world.