Tendulkar and Dravid had, both, announced earlier that this would be their final Twenty20 season.
NEW DELHI: Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid - will be up against each other for the last time as both the batsmen will quit the shortest format after the Champions League Twenty20 final at the Ferozeshah Kotla on Sunday.
Mumbai Indians' opener Tendulkar and Rajasthan Royal skipper Dravid had, both, announced earlier that this would be their final Twenty20 season.
The 40-year-old Dravid had retired from international cricket at the beginning of 2012 while Tendulkar, who retired from One-Day International (ODI) cricket last December, still plays in Tests.
Mumbai and Rajasthan have played each other four times this year, and the honours have been even. Both won their home matches in IPL 6, Mumbai won the second IPL qualifier in Kolkata, and Rajasthan won the inaugural game of CLT20 2013.
That makes things look balanced. However, the IPL champions Mumbai Indians have the experience of playing and winning two matches at Kotla, where the final is to be played, while Royals have played all their matches at home.
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (capt), Sachin Tendulkar, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Harbhajan Singh, Pragyan Ojha, Ambati Rayudu, Aditya Tare, Rishi Dhawan, Abu Nechim, Akshar Patel, Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Smith, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Mitchell Johnson, Glenn Maxwell.
Rajasthan Royals: Rahul Dravid (capt), Ajinkya Rahane, Stuart Binny, Sanju Samson (wk), Ashok Menaria, Dishant Yagnik, Vikramjeet Malik, Harmeet Singh, Rahul Shukla, Pravin Tambe, Shane Watson, Kusal Perera, James Faulkner, Kevon Cooper.
Mumbai Indians' opener Tendulkar and Rajasthan Royal skipper Dravid had, both, announced earlier that this would be their final Twenty20 season.
The 40-year-old Dravid had retired from international cricket at the beginning of 2012 while Tendulkar, who retired from One-Day International (ODI) cricket last December, still plays in Tests.
Mumbai and Rajasthan have played each other four times this year, and the honours have been even. Both won their home matches in IPL 6, Mumbai won the second IPL qualifier in Kolkata, and Rajasthan won the inaugural game of CLT20 2013.
That makes things look balanced. However, the IPL champions Mumbai Indians have the experience of playing and winning two matches at Kotla, where the final is to be played, while Royals have played all their matches at home.
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (capt), Sachin Tendulkar, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Harbhajan Singh, Pragyan Ojha, Ambati Rayudu, Aditya Tare, Rishi Dhawan, Abu Nechim, Akshar Patel, Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Smith, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Mitchell Johnson, Glenn Maxwell.
Rajasthan Royals: Rahul Dravid (capt), Ajinkya Rahane, Stuart Binny, Sanju Samson (wk), Ashok Menaria, Dishant Yagnik, Vikramjeet Malik, Harmeet Singh, Rahul Shukla, Pravin Tambe, Shane Watson, Kusal Perera, James Faulkner, Kevon Cooper.
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