From the multiple Tsunami Appeal Matches in 2005, to the Big Appeal for the Bush fires in Australia last year and the annual Breast Cancer Awareness internationals in Australia and South Africa, cricket has rarely shied away from rallying some of the sport’s biggest names, of the past and present, for charitable causes.
In an attempt to address a pressing problem in India, the Road Safety World Series was launched last year, bringing some of the game’s legends back to the field, hoping to use cricket’s popularity in the country as a vehicle to create awareness on road safety and here is everything you need to know about the Road Safety World Series:
WHAT IS THE ROAD SAFETY WORLD SERIES?
Founded by Ravi Gaikwad, the Chief of the Regional Transport Office of Thane in the State of Maharashtra and a senior member of the Road Safety Cell of the State, the Road Safety World Series feature retired cricketers competing in a multi-nation T20 tournament while creating road safety awareness in India.
The tournament is organised by the Road Safety Cell of Maharashtra in association with the Professional Management Group, a sports management company co-founded by former Indian cricketing great Sunil Gavaskar, who is also the Commissioner of the series while Sachin Tendulkar, the greatest cricketer India has produced, is a brand ambassador for the initiative.
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