Shahid Afridi, Virender Sehwag To Play Cricket On Ice

The matches will be played on a matting pitch.

Previous South Africa chief Graeme Smith and Shahid Afridi have joined a plenty of previous cricketers for the inaugural St. Moritz Ice Cricket in Switzerland on February 8 and 9, 2018. While Afridi is playing consistently post his global retirement, the two-day T20 occasion in St. Moritz will be Smith's first since highlighting in the Masters Champions League in February 2016. 

The matches will be played on a tangling pitch. 

The other enormous names affirmed for the occasion are previous India swashbuckling opener Virender Sehwag, Mohammad Kaif, Shoaib Akhtar, Mahela Jayawardene, Lasith Malinga, Michael Hussey, Jacques Kallis, Daniel Vettori, Nathan McCullum, Grant Elliot, Monty Panesar and Owais Shah. 

Players will utilize the conventional cricketing gear including the red ball yet will wear sports shoes rather than spikes. The climate is required to be pleasant and bright amid the day however the temperatures can plunge to as low as - 20 degree Celsius. 

"I don't comprehend what's in store yet I am extremely eager to have in a delightful influence of the world. I trust the occasion is an immense achievement," said previous South Africa skipper Smith. 

On playing against his peers, Smith included: "There are part of splendid cricketers included. I have played against all these folks in worldwide cricket. It will be pleasant to invest some quality energy with them and set up a decent show with the cricket."