The Oval to host Asia versus The World rematch

The Oval will be host to another Asia versus the Rest of the World one-day game at the conclusion of the England season.

Following the success of a similar venture in July last year, Surrey County Cricket Club will be staging the fixture on Tuesday September 18, with proceeds going towards the continuing major redevelopment of The Oval.

Sachin Tendulkar has been invited to captain the Asian side, but it will be a tight squeeze into the schedule of all of the Indian players invited to take part. India are pencilled in to play Pakistan in Lahore in the Asian Test Championships from September 12 to 17.

Rahul Dravid, Harbhajan Singh, VVS Laxman, Sourav Ganguly, Javagal Srinath and Anil Kumble have all agreed to play, according to a press release issued by Surrey CCC yesterday.

Wasim Akram, Aamer Sohail and Moin Khan, none of whom are in the current Pakistani train-on squad, have been named as invitees for the Asian team. Adam Gilchrist, Jimmy Adams, Graham Thorpe, Courtney Walsh, Reon King and Andrew Caddick are reported to have already accepted invitations to join the Rest of the World eleven, which will be led by Alec Stewart.