Tendulkar drives for Sri Lankan children’s development needs

By Shehan Daniel  

While recalling life lessons that helped him become the all-time leading run scorer in international cricket, former India captain Sachin Tendulkar highlighted the importance of focusing on the early moments, nutrition and education of children, during his United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) goodwill visit to Sri Lanka.   

A UNICEF South Asia Regional Goodwill Ambassador, Tendulkar visited several UNICEF programmes in the Sabaragamuwa Province, meeting children and parents impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and the 2022 economic crisis.