Bushfire Cricket Bash: Tendulkar, Lara star as Ponting XI wins by one run
The HinduBrian Lara showed he still has what it takes with a stylish 30 not out as cricketing royalty helped raise money to aid Australian bushfire relief in a charity match Sunday. The West Indian legend stroked a series of lofted cover drives and straight drives, including two sixes, before retiring to give another batsman a chance in a star-studded Bushfire Bash at Melbourne’s Junction Oval. Sharing a dressing room with guys I spent 25 years with.” After the game, Cricket Australia tweeted that “thanks to the incredible generosity from Australia and around the globe, we’ve raised over AUD 7.7 million to support communities and families impacted by the recent bushfires.” Fundraising has been ongoing since the blazes began in September. They left at least 30 people dead and thousands of homes destroyed, with many of the fires only brought under control in recent days after torrential rain swept across eastern Australia.