Colombo: Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar on Monday an initiative aimed at improving hygiene among children in South Asia, where millions have no access to toilets.
.@sachin_rt & Muttiah Muralitharan taking time for a game of cricket w/ #WASH in schools students in #lka ! pic.twitter.com/hvRWJTxz6c
— UNICEF Sri Lanka (@UNICEF_SriLanka) October 12, 2015Tendulkar, a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), was promoting the "wash in school" drive aimed at bringing down the death toll from poor sanitation.
Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar and Sri Lankan spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan wash hands during a UNICEF promotional event. (Photo: AP)
He showed local children at a hotel here how to use soap and water to wash their hands before meals and avoid the risk of disease. "My mother never allowed me to eat before washing hands! We must ensure all children learn such habits," Tendulkar was quoted as saying by official twitter handle of UNICEF Sri Lanka.
My mother nvr allowed me to eat b4 washing hands! V must ensure all children learn such habits @sachin_rt #WASH #lka pic.twitter.com/yQGE6EU2Tw
— UNICEF Sri Lanka (@UNICEF_SriLanka) October 12, 2015
Sachin Tendulkar plays cricket with local children during the event. (Photo: AP)
"I'm batting for @UNICEF against diarrhoeal diseases in the second innings of my life. With #cricket I had 11 in my team but in fighting diarrhoeal diseases we are all team players!," he said in the tweets.
With #cricket I had 11 in my team but in fighting diarrhoeal diseases we are all team players! @sachin_rt #WASH #lka pic.twitter.com/AXW8spiGyZ
— UNICEF Sri Lanka (@UNICEF_SriLanka) October 12, 2015Sri Lankan cricket legend Muttiah Muralitharan was also present on the occasion and both took time out to play cricket with school students.
