MUMBAI: On Monday 10 January the International cricket Council (ICC) will organise a benefit match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Now the organisers have announced that global foreign exchange company Travelex will contribute Aus$1 million to the Tsunami cricket appeal.

Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland congratulated Travelex, a long term supporter of cricket, for agreeing to be event partner, and for helping to guarantee that the match would make a tangible difference to Tsunami victims.

He said, "Pulling a match of this scale together in little over a week has been a mammoth task, which has only been possible because of the goodwill of so many organisations and individuals. Travelex's gesture is important for Tsunami victims, but it is also a morale boost for the large number of people who are working to make this match a reality. We hope now that as many companies and individuals as possible will join in supporting the Appeal."

Travelex chairman and CEO Lloyd Dorfman said, "Noone could fail to be moved by the plight of the many thousands of Tsunami victims, and we felt it was important for us to help in some way. This event particularly appealed to us as a global business because it brings together the top players from many different cricket-playing nations around the world in an unprecedented gesture of support and solidarity.

As had been reported earlier by Indiantelevision.com the benefit match will air on Max.