Iconic cricketer Sachin Tendulkar today said he wants to help under-privileged children globally to play cricket and “live their passion”.
Recalling his own days when money was a problem, Tendulkar said: “I know how it feels when you don’t have enough money in your pocket and you want a particular bat. It is about addressing the poorest of the children who aspire to play cricket”.
Sachin reminisced about his days as a youngster in Mumbai and said, “My career started when I saw the World Cup being lifted by Kapil Dev in 1983, from there on I wanted to chase my dream and there were gradual steps which I had to take. It wasn’t like from day one I had the best of bats in my hand. So, I want to address that, as there are children who may not be able to afford a bat. I want to help and sponsor them”.
Tendulkar said his vision was to ensure aspiring young cricketers are not held back due to a lack of equipment. He added, “There are lots of under-privileged promising cricketers who end up playing for their states but they don’t have proper equipment. I want to go out and help them, provide proper cricketing gear where they don’t have to worry that if they break a bat where would the next one come from.”
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Sachin added, “I want to supply the equipment so that they just have to go out and live their passion. They should be free to just think about scoring runs or taking wickets and giving their best. That is the greatest feeling in the world, when you are out in middle and batting for your team and I want that to happen to as many children as possible”.