FORMER West Indies captain Ramnaresh Sarwan has confirmed his participation in the Legacy and 007 Promotions ‘Cricket for Unity’ on January 30 at the Guyana National Stadium. Providence.The 35-year-old right-hander, who played the last of his 87 Tests against India in Barbados in 2011 and his last of 220 first-class games for Leicestershire against Worcestershire last year, has agreed to captain one of the teams.

This is according to the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the event, Sean Devers, who disclosed that Sarwan said, “I will play! The match is not until January 30, so I have some time to get some practice”.
The much-anticipated event is being held in collaboration with corporate sponsors and support from the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) and the Guyana Floodlights Softball Cricket Association (GSCA) and has been approved by the WICB. provide
The event should be a memorable night for the over 15 000 thousand fans who are expected to flock the stadium to get a rare chance of seeing such a collection of top class cricketers assembled at one venue in Guyana.
Kieron Pollard, Riyad Emrit and Sarwan are the latest T20 attractions to confirm their participation.
The pulsating match-up, involving a galaxy of cricketing stars, will be preceded by softball cricket from the top softball teams in the country in both male and female categories in addition to a fun day for the children. The event starts at 10:00hrs.
Apart from Sarwan, Pollard and Emrit; Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Smith, Darren Sammy, Andre Russell, Krismar Santokie and Nick Pooran have all confirmed their participation.
Leon Johnson, Rajendra Chandrika, Chris Barnwell, Jonathon Foo, Veerasammy Permaul, Devendra Bishoo, Anthony Bramble, Steven Jacobs, Raymon Reifer, Jevon Searles and Shiv Chanderpaul could be featuring in the match. The winning team will collect $1M and the President’s Trophy while the Man-of-the-Match will pocket $100 000.
Tickets will go on sale in early January, 2016.