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Indian, Pakistani Cricket Stars To Play Together in US, Canada

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A P Kamath

Some of the best names in cricket from India and Pakistan, who would not have played opposite each other just a few days ago because of the Kargil war, are joining hands to face a team of cricket stars from Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and West Indies, Zimbabwe, Kenya and England.

Among the players are Mohammed Azharuddin and Sachin Tendulkar, Wasim Akram and Moin Khan, Brian Lara and Steve Waugh.

The Asia-XI team also consists of Sri Lanka players. The matches are being played at 3-Com Park in San Francisco on August 3, at the Giant Stadium in New York on August 7 and the Sky Dome in Toronto on August 8.

Sponsored by India Post weekly, the events are called the International All Star Cricket Cup.

The Asia-XI:

India: Mohammed Azharuddin, Sachin Tendulkar, Ajay Jadeja, J Srinath, Anil Kumble, Rahul Dravid, Robin Singh.

Pakistan: Wasim Akram, Azhar Mehmood, Shoaib Akhtar, Saeed Anwar, Shahid Afridi, Moin Khan, Inzamam Ul Haq.

Sri Lanka: Arjuna Ranatunga, Arvinda de Silva, Muthiah Muralitharan, Sanath Jayasuriya, R Kaluwitharana, Chaminda Vaas.

World-XI:

Australia: Steve Waugh, Mark Waugh, Adam Gilchrist, Damien Fleming, Stuart McGill, M Kasprowicz.

South Africa: Hansie Cronje, Jonty Rhodes, Jacques Kallis, Steve Elworthy, Brian McMillan, Derek Crookes.

New Zealand" Chris Cairns, Daniel Vettori.

West Indies:: Brian Lara, Curtley Ambrose, Jimmy Adams, Phillo Wallace, Courtney Walsh, Carl Hooper.

Zimbabwe: Alistair Campbell, Andy Flower.

Kenya: Steve Tikolo, M Odumbe.

England: Adam Hollioake.

For more information, call 1-800-848-7678.

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