Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar was on Monday named the ICC World Cup ambassador for the second successive edition.
“The International Cricket Council today announced Sachin Tendulkar as
the World Cup 2015 Ambassador. It will be the second successive time
that the India maestro will be the Ambassador of ICC’s pinnacle
tournament, after he fulfilled the role in the previous event in 2011,”
the ICC said in a statement.
In his role as
ambassador, Tendulkar will promote and support a variety of ICC
initiatives to enhance the profile of the tournament, which is the third
biggest sporting event in the world and will take place in Australia
and New Zealand from February 14 to March 29.
Tendulkar
retired from international cricket last year after representing India
in 200 Tests, 463 ODIs and one Twenty20 International. In a career
spanning 24 years, the 41-year-old scored a total of 34,357
international runs and 100 centuries.
Tendulkar
added the missing World Cup title to his long list of achievements in
his sixth attempt in 2011. He is the all-time leading run-getter in
World Cup history with 2,278 runs in 45 matches at an average of 56.95.
“I
am delighted and honoured to be appointed ICC Cricket World Cup
Ambassador for the second successive time. After playing in the last six
editions, the upcoming World Cup will be a different experience as I
will follow it from the sidelines. It could probably be comparable to
the ICC Cricket World Cup 1987 where I was a ball boy, enthusiastically
cheering every ball,” Tendulkar said.
“The image of
the champion team lifting the World Cup inspires many youngsters around
the world and gives them a dream to chase — a dream which I fulfilled
after 22 years of relentless pursuit by being part of the victorious
Indian team in 2011,” he added.
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