The match that will be played on January 23 in Jaipur will see the likes of Indian pacer S Sreesanth, Ashok Menaria, Ajit Chandela, Dishant Yagnik, Raghu Iyer and Shashi Tharoor forming Royals XI team.
The Authors XI team includes prominent names such as Richard Beard, Sam Carter, Nicholas Hogg, James Holland, Tom Holland, Anthony McGowan, Anosh Irani, Alex Preston and Charlie Campbell, the captain of the team.
The match is open to the public at no cost.
"We feel like cricket's answer to Rocky Balboa. We are all ready, if asked, to turn our backs on books and join the growing ranks of fans of T20 cricket," an excited Charlie Campbell said.