Sachin's Blasters v Warne's Warriors, Cricket All-Stars Series, 1st T20, New York, November 7, 2015
Winding back to that 90s show
Fans thronged to the Citi Field in New York to catch a slice of their childhood heroes•Getty Images
The old slogans were back•Rob Tringali/ESPN
Virender Sehwag and Sachin came out to open, cracking jokes, and exchanging smiles. The pair blitzed 85 runs in eight overs•Getty Images
Shoaib Akhtar was labelled right-arm fast medium, but he bowled quicker than any of his compatriots and surprised Jacques Kallis, Kumar Sangakkara and Jonty Rhodes with rip-snorting bouncers•Rob Tringali/ESPN
Sachin Tendulkar (who else?) drew the biggest cheers from the New York crowd•Rob Tringali/ESPN
And there were a few novel sights as well, like an Indian captain with a tearaway fast bowler. Sachin got some pre-game love from his new team-mate Shoaib Akhtar...•Rob Tringali/ESPN
Then there was an overwhelming sense of nostalgia when Warne came onto bowl to Sachin. Warne won the battle, ripping out his old rival before accounting for Brian Lara and VVS Laxman...•Rob Tringali/ESPN
The carnival-like atmosphere continued with New York soaking up every bit of the action and fun. The result almost seemed like second thought. For those keeping score, Warne 1 Sachin 0•Getty Images
... while spin kings Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan were still coming up with new tricks •Rob Tringali/ESPN
...as the Citi Field lapped up its heroes•Rob Tringali/ESPN