Kolkata: The legendary Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday, extended his good wishes to the Indian U-17 football team ahead of their opening clash against USA in Delhi on Friday.
Sachin took to his Twitter account to wish the Indian colts in a video message with the caption, “My best wishes to the @IndianFootball U-17 team for the World Cup! Enjoy your game & chase your dreams because dreams do come true! @FIFAcom.”
In a 44-minute video, he said, “Kal se India mein U-17 football World Cup khela jara hai (The U-17 football World Cup is all set to kick start from Friday). It is a big moment for all of us. Jis tarah se response mila hai, it is simply incredible. I’m really happy about it. Magar yahan humein, India ko on the field aur off the field kuch khas kar dikhane ka mauka hai. Off the field hum kitne ache host hain aur kis Tarah se humane respond kiya hai is badi tournament ko aur on the field hum kitni tough opposition hain khelne ke liye (This is a chance for us to show how good we are both on and off the field. We need to be very good hosts off the field while emerge out to be a tough opponent on the field.). I’m so sure that the boys are gonna go out and give their best. Come on India, dikha do. All the very best boys.”
India have been placed in Group A alongside Ghana, USA and Colombia. Their next match is on October 9 against Colombia after which they meet Ghana on October 12.