Zaheer Khan joins a host of former stars for the inaugural St. Moritz Ice Cricket tournament

The flagship Ice cricket tournament, slated to take place on February 8 and 9, in Switzerland is set to feature yet another ex-Indian cricketer. Former pacer Zaheer Khan is the latest cricketer to join a host of former stars for the inaugural St. Moritz Ice Cricket tournament. Earlier Virender Sehwag and Ajit Agarkar confirmed their participation in this unique tournament.

The two-day event will take place against the serene and breath-taking backdrop of the Swiss mountains which will host two matches in two days. The lake freezes into an extremely thick layer of ice, enabling the lake to withstand more than 200 tons of weight, thereby providing the apt conditions to construct pavilion and grandstands to watch and support the festivities.

Taking to his twitter handle, Zaheer expressed his excitement at taking part in the tournament. He wrote, “Have played cricket on streets, in maidans, on a ground, but come Feb 8th and 9th, I am going to play Cricket on Ice for the first time ever with some of the biggest stars of the game in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Considering the temperatures #AbJamegiKulfi.”

You can see the Tweet below

Have played cricket on streets, in maidans , on a ground ,but come Feb 8th and 9th, I am going to play Cricket on Ice for the first time ever with some of the biggest stars of the game in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Considering the temperatures #AbJamegiKulfi pic.twitter.com/ndrpafeuZv

— zaheer khan (@ImZaheer) February 2, 2018

How the teams will look

Virender Sehwag has been bestowed with the captaincy duties of the Diamonds, while Shahid Afridi will be at the helm of the Royals. Sehwag will play alongside his one time teammates Zaheer Khan, Mohammed Kaif, and Ajit Agarkar. The team also comprises of Sri Lankan stalwarts Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan and Lasith Malinga while Australia’s Michael Hussey and Andrew Symonds are also part of the team.

India’s 2007 T20 World Cup hero Joginder Sharma will also take part along with Romesh Powar. There is a local boy in the team Rohan Jain who is also part of the squad.

The Royals also have some exceptional names in their ranks including the likes of Shoaib Akhtar and Abdur Razzaq. Jacques Kallis and Graeme Smith are a couple of Proteas batsmen taking part in the tournament. Daniel Vettori, Grant Elliot, and Nathan McCullum are the New Zealanders in the team while the three English players are Monty Panesar, Owais Shah, and Matt Prior. The only Swiss player on the team is Aidan Andrews.