Team revealed for MCC game against Pakistan

Brian Lara is one of the big names in the MCC side
10 April 2012

Brian Lara and Sourav Ganguly will be among the big names to face Pakistan in the tourists' first match of this summer's tour of England, against MCC at Lord's.

The Twenty20 fixture, on June 27, will also mark Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi's first return to Lord's since helping his country win the ICC World Twenty20 there last year.

World record-breaking Test match batsman and former West Indies captain Lara will be playing for MCC for the first time.

Ex-India captain Ganguly currently leads Indian Premier League team Kolkata Knight Riders. Among other recent stars of world cricket confirmed to take on the Pakistanis are Chaminda Vaas and Ian Harvey.

MCC head of cricket John Stephenson, who has helped to select the team, said: "We are delighted to welcome to Lord's a Pakistani side who have a proven track record in Twenty20 cricket.

"Shahid Afridi's men will face an exciting MCC team, comprising world-class performers and up-and-coming talent.

"Brian Lara is one of the finest batsmen to have ever played the game, and Sourav Ganguly is a world-leading Twenty20 cricketer. The match will provide spectators with a fantastic opportunity to see wonderful cricket and great cricketers."

The Twenty20 match forms part of the ground-breaking sponsorship agreement between MCC and the Pakistan Cricket Board.

Pakistan will play Australia in the MCC Spirit of Cricket Test and Twenty20 Series in England throughout July.

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