Datsun Flagbearers wishes luck to Indian cricket team for the WT20 series. The bat was received by Campbell Jamieson, ICC General Manager on behalf of the team.
Datsun announced its association with Magic Bus for the Datsun Flagbearers campaign. The joint campaign will run throughout the ICC World Twenty20 2016 and enable almost 200 underprivileged children to walk hand-in-hand with cricketing legends on the field as flagbearers during the matches. The ICC World Twenty20 2016 is the first major event following Nissan’s announcement of its eight year partnership with the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Team India’s first match in the ICC WT20 series is scheduled to take place in Nagpur. Children wished their favourite team and crickting legends, luck for the series. The wishes were written on a cricket bat and presented to Campbell Jamieson, General Manager, ICC. The children were from Chandrapur and are part of Datsun Flagbearers programme.
Datsun Flagbearers campaign officially commenced from March 8, with the first league match of ICC WT20 in Nagpur. It will cover all matches across eight cities including Bangalore, Delhi, Dharamshala, Mohali, Kolkata, Mumbai and Nagpur, giving selected children an unexpected access to the world of cricket. Twenty-six underprivileged children associated with Magic Bus from each city will proudly bear the flags in the grounds at the start of every match, along with the players.
Magic Bus, a 17-year-old child and youth development organization, works with 400,000 children from some of India’s poorest areas to equip them with education and take them on a journey towards better livelihoods as adults.