Tendulkar, Laxman take up "Green Challenge" to plant saplings

Veteran cricketers Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman have taken up "Green Challenge" of planting saplings following an invite from Telangana IT Minister K T Rama Rao.

"Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao's brainchild, Haritha Haram, is being noticed at a national level. The latest prominent personalities to participate in Haritha Haram are former Indian cricket players Sachin Tendulkar and VVS Laxman," a state government release said here today.

The minister has recently invited Tendulkar and Laxman, among others, to the "Green Challenge."