Sachin Tendulkar to lead India Legends in Road Safety World Series Season 2
India Today
Sachin Tendulkar will lead India Legends in the second season of Road Safety World Series, which will be played across multiple venues in India, from September 10.
Legendary Sachin Tendulkar will lead defending champions India Legends in the second edition of the Road Safety World Series, starting September 10. The organisers confirmed the availability of the batting great, who was part of the inaugural edition as well.
Tendulkar took fans down memory lane last year when he hit 2 half-centuries in 7 matches in the inaugural edition of the Road Safety World Series.
The second edition of RSWS, a 22-day tournament, will be played across various venues. The tournament opener will be held in Kanpur while Raipur will host the two semifinals and the final, which will be held on October 1. Other venues include Indore and Dehradun.
New Zealand Legends will be the new team to join the Road Safety World Series. The organisers are yet to confirm the squads but the New Zealand players will join Australia, Sri Lanka, West Indies, South Africa, Bangladesh and England during the event played primarily to create awareness towards road safety in the country and around the globe.
The Road Safety World Series is supported by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and the Ministry of Information and Technology and Youth Affairs and Sports of the Government of India.
Speaking about Road Safety World Series, Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways Government of India, said, "The Road Safety World Series is a very good initiative to create awareness towards road safety through cricket. We want every individual in this country to be aware of and obey every rule and regulations while on the road and for that to happen, we have to create awareness among the people.
"I strongly believe that this series will be able to do and achieve the goal of saving lives on Indian roads."Union Sports Minister and former BCCI chief, Anurag Thakur said: "I am sure the Road Safety World Series will drive social change and work as an ideal platform to influence people's mind-set towards their behaviour on the road and road safety."
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