London: Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne have been confirmed as captains in this year's MCC v Rest of the World match at Lord's.


Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne

Tendulkar and Warne, who are both Honorary Life Members of the Club, will lead the MCC and Rest of the World teams respectively in the Lord's Bicentenary 50 over celebratory match on July 5.

MCC's XI will be managed by Club President Mike Gatting and will also include Tendulkar's former India teammate Rahul Dravid.

Overseeing the Rest of the World XI will be ex-South Africa all-rounder and MCC World Cricket committee member Shaun Pollock. The captains were announced by Mike Gatting at the Lord's Bicentenary launch event yesterday.