Sachin Tendulkar-led India Legends have successfully defended their crown of champions. The Road Safety World series tournament which brings all the former cricketers and legends under one roof has now officially come to a close and Sachin’s men have been invincible throughout. Amongst all the high-octane cricket that was played, it was Little Master’s batting prowess that took the world by surprise. Sachin, who retired in 2013 looked in ominous touch bringing back all the memories of his legendary playing days.
In the final that was being contested in Raipur India Legends won the toss and opted to bat. Skipper Sachin Tendulkar opened the proceedings with his compatriot Naman Ojha in the all-important finals. Nuwan Kulasekara struck the first blow as he dismissed Tendulkar for a first-ball duck. Suresh Raina, who walked in at number 3 for India Legends couldn’t do much either as he departed for 4 runs. At 19/2, India Legends were in a dire need of a special innings. Naman Oja did exactly what the doctor ordered. Ojha took the Sri Lankan bowlers to the cleaners as he struck a sublime 108* off 71 deliveries. Ojha scored at a strike rate of 152.11 with 15 boundaries and 2 sixes to his name. To everybody’s surprise, Vinay Kumar walked in ahead of Yuvraj Singh and he scored 36 off 21 deliveries. Nuwan Kulasekara fared decently as he effectuated 3 dismissals by conceding 29 runs in his quota of 3 overs. India stacked up a mammoth total of 195 runs.
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