Mumbai: Former batting stars Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and V.V.S. Laxman were on Monday included in the newly-formed cricket advisory committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur took to Twitter to confirm the news. "Gr8 start to the day! Conference call w/ legends @sachin_rt @VVSLaxman281 & Saurav Ganguly who will form @BCCI Cricket Advisory Committee," he tweeted.