After sports like Ice Skating, and Ice Hockey among many that are played out in ice and snow, comes another sport to the list, this time it is Cricket! Yes, Ice Cricket! The game of Cricket has found a new abode and it will now be also played out at a snowfield at St. Moritz, Switzerland. Surrounded by a breath-taking scenic view, the frozen lake at St. Moritz will double-up and serve as a perfect playground for Twenty20 Cricket. St. Moritz Ice Cricket 2018 Video Highlights: Shahid Afridi's Royals Beat Virender Sehwag's Diamonds by 6 Wickets in 1st T20 Match in Switzerland

Iconic players – Virender Sehwag, Zaheer Khan, Graeme Smith, Lasith Malinga etc. – from different countries will be participating in this two-day gala event. The Live Telecast of St. Moritz Ice Cricket Tournament will be available on Sony ESPN Network. It comes as an exciting news for Cricket fans to see their heroes in action, again! We, at Latestly, bring to you the full details about the T20 tournament to be played in Switzerland.

About St. Moritz Ice Cricket:

The British have been playing ‘Cricket on Ice’ for more than 25 years now. However, with ‘St. Moritz Cricket, the sport is being taken to a whole new level. It will be for the first in the history of Cricket that cricketers from all over the world – India, Australia, South Africa, England, Pakistan, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Switzerland too – will be playing in any such first-of-its-kind tournament.

The two-match T20 tournament will see many Cricket Legends take part in it. And it does not stop there!! There will be awards and entertainment programs soon after the completion of T20 matches. The gala event is not only about Cricket but has a host of other glamorous events during the night.

Venue:

The two T20 matches will be held at the artificially-built Cricket Village in St. Moritz, Switzerland. There will be pavilions and grandstands built to support the festivities. An artificial turf will be laid out in the snowfield that can withstand over 200 tons of weight.

Schedule & Time:

The two-day tournament will be organised on February 8 & 9, 2018. The St. Moritz Ice Cricket tournament will be telecasted LIVE from 3.30 p.m. (IST), 10.00 a.m. (GMT), and 11.00 a.m. (Local Time).

Teams:

The tournament will see two teams – Royals and Badrutt Palace Diamonds – compete in two T20 matches on both days. Much to the delight of cricket lovers, the teams will see retired cricket legends and notable international players return on the playing field. The Royals Team will comprise notable players from South Africa, England, Pakistan, and New Zealand. On the other hand, Badrutt Palace Diamonds will see players from India, Sri Lanka, and Australia.

Full Royals Squad for St. Moritz Ice Cricket 2018:

Jacques Kallis, and Graeme Smith (South Africa); Owais Shah, Matt Prior (wk), and Monty Panesar (England); Shoaib Akhtar, Shahid Afridi (c), and Abdul Razzaq (Pakistan), Nathan McCullum, Grant Elliot, and Daniel Vettori (New Zealand), and Aidan Conor Andrews (Switzerland).

Full Badrutt Palace Diamonds Squad for St. Moritz Ice Cricket 2018:

Ajit Agarkar, Virender Sehwag (c) (wk), Joginder Sharma, Mohammad Kaif, Zaheer Khan, and RR Powar (India); Tillakaratne Dilshan, Mahela Jayawardene, and Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka); Michael Hussey, and Andrew Symonds (Australia); and Rohan Jain (Switzerland).

Live Streaming, Live Telecast, and Highlights of St. Moritz Ice Cricket:

Fans in India need not worry about the LIVE Telecast of St. Moritz Ice Cricket Tournament. The first-of-its-kind tournament will be telecasted live on Sony ESPN and Sony ESPN HD channels. The Online Live Streaming of the Ice Cricket Tournament 2018 will be available on Sony Liv. Fans who would miss the live action can watch the highlights of the iconic match on Sony Six HD channel.

The Ice Cricket Tournament will be a treat for cricket fans around the globe as it will feature their favorite players in cricket gears again. Who would not want to see a duel between Sehwag vs. Akhtar, or Malinga vs. Kallis, or Zaheer vs. Smith, yet again? Stay tuned with us for all the latest updates on St. Moritz Ice Cricket Tournament 2018 here.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Feb 08, 2018 02:02 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).