Sachin Tendulkar takes on mentor’s role

Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar will mentor 11 upcoming Indian players, some of whom are already familiar with television viewing Indian audiences.

Tendulkar welcomed the newest members of team Adidas — Unmukt Chand, Parveez Rasool, Vijay Zol, Manan Vohra, Manpreet Juneja, Rush Kalaria, Chirag Khurana, Akshdeep Nath, Vikas Mishra, Sarfaraz Khan and Baba Aparajith.

“This is a great initiative from Adidas to support the future of this sport, which encourages aspiring athletes to follow their passion and be part of an extraordinary league. Mentoring these talented young cricketers will let me be close to what I love and give back to the sport,” Tendulkar, who retired from international cricket last year, said at the event, read a PTI report.