London: Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday said he wants to help under-privileged children across India and the world be able to play cricket and “live their passion”.
Drawing parallels with his own humble roots growing up in India, the Master Blaster said: “I exactly know how it feels when you don t have enough money in your pocket and you want a particular bat. So it is about addressing the poorest of the children who aspire to play cricket”.
The former Indian cricket captain and one of the world s most revered batsmen said he wanted to ensure aspiring young cricketers are not held back due to a lack of equipment as he announced his new investment in sporting gear firm Spartan International on Tuesday.
“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 them proper cricketing gear where they don t have to worry that if they break a bat where would the next one come from,” Tendulkar told PTI as he unveiled plans for a new range of cricketing gear.
“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. (PTI)