Legends honoured at the Eden Gardens Saturday March 19,2016

Cricketing icons from India and Pakistan were honoured by the Cricket Association of Bengal at the Eden Gardens before the start of the 2016 ICC World Twenty 20 Super 10 Group 2 Match 19 India Vs Pakistan on Saturday March 19,2016

Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, and Virender Sehwag from India and Pakistan’s Imran Khan, Wasim Akram, and Waqar Younis were felicitated by the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

Present on the occasion was CAB president and former India captain Sourav Ganguly.

Also honoured at the function was movie legend Amitabh Bachchan.

Amitabh  Bachchan and sufi singer Shafqat Amanat Ali rendered the Indian and Pakistani National anthems to a rousing reception from the crowd before the match.

Amitabh Bachchan sings India's national anthem ahead of the ICC World Twenty20 match between India and Pakistan.

Former Pakistan cricketers Wasim Akram and Imran Khan, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Bannerjee, former Indian cricketers Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar pose ahead of the start of the World T20 match between India and Pakistan