captain Rahul Dravid and his Aussie counterpart Ricky Ponting, would take part in publicising the UN-sponsored campaign against HIV/AIDS. The cricket stars will feature in public service announcements and other events during the seven-week championship, which is due to start later this month, reported the BBC. The 30-second public service announcements will be available to broadcasters free of charge and will feature leading cricketers speaking about how the disease affects children. More than two billion television viewers are expected to tune in to the tournament, the UN statement said. According to the report, cricket is popular in many countries badly affected by HIV/Aids. India and South Africa between them have around 11 million of the estimated 40 million people living with the disease worldwide, the United Nations said in a statement. The International Cricket Council has teamed up with the UN to involve the stars in the campaign against the disease. \"Sport stars such as top cricketers can act as role models for today\'s young generation and reach out to them on Aids issues. Sport is a force for change that can break down barriers, build self-esteem and teach life skills and social behaviour,\" the report UNAids executive director Peter Piot as saying. (ANI) http://in.sports.yahoo.com/070308/139/6d00a.html
RE:bbc report
by on Mar 12, 2007 07:31 AM Permalink
Too much of pro-Dravid report reading and copy-pasting is bad for or injurious to health. It damges ones brains. To know Dravid and Saurav, report reading is not necessary. Their faces tell everything. Saurav has all the guts, wit and intelligence and Dravid attained Captaincy by conspirating against Saurav. Saurav just had a temporary bad patch. All other things are cooked up stories floated mainly by Dravid. Even Chappel is also not that bad.He seemed acting crookedly under the spell of Dravid. Dravid is the real mischief wanting captaincy to improve his ad rating. Most of the team player know the conspiracy. It will be exposed once the cup is over. Dravid would be the most hated Cricketer and 3rd class captain as admitted by the Bai.
RE:RE:bbc report
by Suvendu Sahoo on Mar 12, 2007 01:00 PM Permalink
Hi Mr nameless, fearing to write your name in the reply. From this your attitude reflects. I am sure you have no guts to say something in front of some people. You are always a last bench boy preferring to hide everytime. You are far from truth. Try to change yourself, otherwise you will always be back sitter in your life also.
