Thursday 23 January 2020

Sachin Tendulkar to coach Ponting XI, Courtney Walsh to train Warne XI for bushfire relief match


Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar and West Indies fast-bowling great Courtney Walsh will coach the Ponting XI and Warne XI respectively in the Bushfire Cricket Bash set to be played on February 8.
The bushfire relief cricket match is one of three headline acts on the cricket's day of giving 'The Big Appeal' with Tendulkar and Walsh joining former Australian captain Ricky Ponting and Shane Warne as leaders of the two sides.
"We are absolutely honoured to be welcoming Sachin and Courtney back to Australia, where they both enjoyed a lot of success as players, and we can't wait to have them involved in what is going to be a special day," said Kevin Roberts, Cricket Australia Chief Executive Officer.
"Both in the ICC Hall of Fame, Sachin is the greatest run-scorer of all time in international cricket, and we all remember what Courtney could do with the ball, taking more than 500 Test wickets.
"We're looking forward to our people at CA and the entire Australian cricket family coming together for the Big Appeal."
The charity match will be the curtain-raiser to the Big Bash final on February 8, with the venue yet to be determined. Both matches, as well as Australia's women's T20 match against India at Junction Oval on the same day.
Former Australian cricketers confirmed to play include Ponting, Warne, Justin Langer, Adam Gilchrist, Brett Lee, Shane Watson, Alex Blackwell and Michael Clarke. Steve Waugh and Mel Jones will be involved in a non-playing capacity. The remaining players and further details about The Big Appeal will be announced in the next two weeks.

Saturday 18 January 2020

Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni Approached To Play In Australian Legends Bushfire Relief Match

Former Australian legendary cricketers are set to feature in a charity match to raise funds for bushfire victims. Cricket Australia confirmed on Sunday that an all-star T20 match will be played as a curtain-raiser to the Big Bash League (BBL) final on February 8 with Shane Warne and Ricky Ponting to captain the two teams. 

Cricketers like Brett Lee, Justin Langer, Michael Clarke, Adam Gilchrist, Shane Watson and Alex Blackwell will also take part in the match.
On the other hand, former men’s Test and ODI skipper Steve Waugh and former Australian women’s player Mel Jones will also be involved in a non-playing capacity. On the same day, a women’s T20 international between Australia and India will be played at Junction Oval in Melbourne.
The funds generated across three matches will entirely be donated to the Australian Red Cross Disaster Relief and Recovery Fund. The Bushfire Cricket Bash will be played in the afternoon and will act as a curtain-raiser for the BBL Final, according to Cricket Australia.

MS Dhoni and Sachin Tendulkar to play in the charity game?

But in a recent development, it has been confirmed that legendary players not only from Australia but also from other countries including India could feature in the charity game. 
Indian cricket heavyweights, Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni are in line to play the Fundraising Bushfire Cricket League under the captaincy of either Shane Warne or Ricky Ponting. It wouldn't come as a surprise if the likes of MS Dhoni and Sachin Tendulkar decide to play the game.
Cricket has witnessed numerous charity games to raise money for victims of natural disasters. In 2005, a host of big names had played the World XI v Asia XI game at the MCG to help those affected by the tsunami. The likes of Ponting, Warne, Tendulkar, Brian Lara and Muttiah Muralitharan were some of the big names in the game.

Saturday 5 October 2019

Sachin presented with most effective 'Swachchta Ambassador Award 2019

President Ram Nath Kovind presented the most effective Swachchta Ambassador award
to legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on the occasion of 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.



The award was presented at Safaigiri Summit organised by a private news channel here in National Capital.Speaking on the occasion, the president said that in the past five years, the sanitation drive launched in the country had truly become a mass movement. Everyone from Prime Minister to Gram Pradhan has participated directly or indirectly in the cleanliness campaign to make it a success. He said that this historic success could not have been achieved without participation of every citizen.

Sunday 15 September 2019

Sachin Tendulkar Speak about ISRO & India

Bharat Ratna Sachin Tendulkar heaped praise on Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for their efforts on the Chandrayaan 2, the second lunar mission of the country. He said that the space agency will not just get the country to the moon, but to farther galaxies.


 It has to be noted here that ISRO lost its lunar lander Vikram and rover Pragyaan while attempting a soft landing on our satellite. However, they were successful in establishing the orbiter in the moon’s orbit on September 6, but the whole country was proud of the space organization and its scientists for being able to complete 95% of the mission on their first try. 

In a tweet, Sachin Tendulkar remembered Rakesh Sharma, the first Indian to travel in space. In 1984, Sharma became the first Indian citizen to enter space when he flew aboard the Soviet rocket Soyuz T-11 launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic on April 2. 

He quoted his immortal words, Saare Jahan Se Achcha, Hindustan Humara. And mentioned that ISRO will take India to farther galaxies and praised their work. “Rakesh Sharma, on how India looked from space, said Saare Jahan Se Achcha, Hindustan Humara. @isro will not just get us on the moon but to farther galaxies & we shall say with pride, Salute your efforts #ISRO. Jai Hind, #Chandrayaan2,” he tweeted.














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