Indian batting Legend Sachin Tendulkar name was announced by the ICC to be a brand ambassador of the ICC World Cup 2015 which will commence in few months. It will be the second successive time that the Indian maestro will be the Ambassador of ICC’s pinnacle tournament. Earlier in 2011 also he was appointed as Brand Ambassador by ICC for the WC which was hosted by Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka in 2011.
The 2015 edition will be the 11th cricket World Cup since 1975, and will be jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand from February 14 onward. In his role as ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Ambassador, Tendulkar will promote and support a variety of ICC initiatives to enhance the profile of the tournament.
Tendulkar felt happy with the honor and said , “I am delighted and honored 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.’’
Sachin was the highest run getter in World Cup history and he played total six world cup tournaments. 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.Indeed a great honor for batting legend.
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