Mumbai: Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar will lead defending champions India Legends in the second edition of the Road Safety World Series (RSWS), scheduled to be played from 10 September to 1 October 2022 in Kanpur, Raipur, Indore and Dehradun.
Kanpur will host the opener, and Raipur will host the two semi-finals and final.
New Zealand Legends are the new team in this edition and they will join the Legends of India, Australia, Sri Lanka, West Indies, South Africa, Bangladesh, and England during the 22-day event played primarily to create awareness towards road safety in the country and around the globe.
The Road Safety World Series (RSWS) is supported by the ministry of road transport and highways, the ministry of information and broadcasting, and the ministry of youth affairs & sports. 27th Sports, backed by US-based 27th Investments, is the exclusive marketing rights holder of the league, while Professional Management Group (PMG) is the event management partner.
Speaking about the Road Safety World Series Season 2, Road Transport & Highways union minister Nitin Gadkari said, "The Road Safety World Series is a very good initiative to create awareness towards road safety through cricket. We want every individual in this country to be aware of and obey every rule and regulation while on the road, and for that to happen, we have to create awareness among the people. I strongly believe that this series will be able to do and achieve the goal of saving lives on Indian roads."
Wishing all success to the event, I&B and Youth Affairs & Sports union minister 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 behaviour on the road and road safety."
Viacom18 Hindi movies cluster business head Rohan Lavsi said, "Cricketing legends, a burning social cause and media platforms with unparalleled reach across India... The Road Safety World Series Season 2 has all the hallmarks of being a blockbuster! The league just got bigger with the inclusion of the New Zealand Legends and multiple cricketing legends across eight teams. This season we will be broadcasting the league on Colors Cineplex, Colors Cineplex Superhits and the newly launched Sports18 Khel while it will be digitally streamed on Voot and Jio. We want to ensure that cricket lovers throughout the country can watch the league across multiple platforms like cable TV, DTH, Free Dish and digital."
27th Sports CEO and co-founder Sangeet Shirodkar said, "The good thing about the Road Safety World Series is that it has support from all quarters. It is also not just about the legends, but a great platform for the automobile industry and road safety campaigners to show their commitment towards road safety using India's most popular medium — cricket. We expect the RSWS to be a massive success with the audience on the ground and on television."
