Indian cricketer and the captain of the Indian women’s cricket team, Mithali Raj, have been named as Goodwill Ambassador of the Team India at the Street Child Cricket World Cup. She joins alongside Saurav Ganguly and Rajasthan Royals in supporting the Indian Team as they gear up for the final match at Lords, just ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup in May this year. Earlier, PTC India Financial Services Ltd also announced their support for the team to create national and international visibility of Children in Street Situation.

This phenomenal moment of Mithali’s support will be an encouragement to the gender-equal team of street connected children, where the tournament is also relaying a message of ‘Making #TheInvisibles Visible.

The two team, India North & India South, put together by Save the Children, HOPE Foundation, Magic Bus and Karunalaya are gearing up for a historic cricket moment, by shattering the stereotypes about the game and showcasing the potential of children living in street situations.

The Street Child Cricket World Cup 2019 (SCCWC), is being held in May 2019, ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup, is the first Cricket World Cup for street-connected children. India is set to send two teams, with India North being put together by Save the Children and The HOPE Foundation.

The tournament is being organized by Street Child United (SCU), a UK based organization, which has a legacy of holding street child tournaments around major sporting festivals like FIFA World Cup in South Africa, Olympics in Brazil, FIFA World Cup Russia and more.