Legendary Sachin Tendulkar will lead defending champions India Legends in the second edition of the Road Safety World Series, starting September 10. The organizers confirmed the availability of the batting great, who was part of the inaugural edition as well. Tendulkar took fans down memory lane last year when he hit 2 half-centuries in 7 matches in the inaugural edition of the Road Safety World Series.

The second edition of RSWS, a 22-day tournament, will be played across various venues. The tournament opener will be held in Kanpur while Raipur will host the two semifinals and the final. Other venues include Indore and Dehradun. New Zealand Legends will be the new team to join the Road Safety World Series.

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Sachin Tendulkar to captain India Legends in Road Safety World Series

The organizers are yet to confirm the squads. New Zealand players will join Australia, Sri Lanka, West Indies, South Africa, Bangladesh, and England during the event played primarily to create awareness of road safety in the country and around the globe. And the Ministry of Information and Technology and Youth Affairs and Sports of the Government of India.

Speaking about Road Safety World Series, Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways Government of India, said. “The Road Safety World Series is an excellent initiative to create awareness towards road safety through cricket. For that to happen, we have to create awareness among the people. “I strongly believe this series will be able to do and achieve the goal of saving lives on Indian roads.”

Union Sports Minister and former BCCI chief, Anurag Thakur said: “I am sure the Road Safety World Series will drive social change and work as an ideal platform to influence people’s mindset towards their behavior on the road and road safety.”