Tendulkar shares personal anecdotes on acing pressure matches and crucial on-the-feet thinking demanded by the sport. Source: Shutterstock
Edtech platform Unacademy has added 10 fresh lessons to its ‘Cricket with Sachin’ segment, a part of Unacademy Icons, on April 22 after a successful launch of the first ten lessons in February.
Unacademy claims that the newly launched lessons 11 – 20 delve deeper into batting techniques required to play defence and attacking shots like front foot & back foot defence, playing spin and swing and attacking shots like drives, flick, glance, square and late cut, sweep, and pull & hook shots.
Unacademy Icons gives learners across the country an opportunity to learn from the best in every field with a single subscription. The lessons will be available in English and Hindi to begin with, and will later be available in Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam at Rs 499 with one-year validity.
Unacademy Icons was launched in February 2022 to bring together stalwarts from different fields such as sports, arts, business, leadership and more; to conduct curated lessons on their subject of expertise. The ‘Cricket with Sachin’ segment has been developed in collaboration with legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar as part of a stronger content-led integration with him in the sports learning category. The curriculum is co-created by Sachin Tendulkar and his brother Ajit Tendulkar.
The lessons focus extensively on steps that a batter should keep in mind while playing vertical bat shots like drives, flick and glance as well as horizontal bat shots like square-cut & late cut, sweep, pull and hook, which will allow Learners to understand the things a batter should be cognizant of while playing.
The new lessons also highlight Sachin’s journey and experience as a pioneering cricketer through the decades. Further, Sachin will walk through these best-kept secrets of the game with vivid in-show graphics and animations that make them engaging and interactive. The lessons have been punctuated by quizzes that serve as notable benchmarks to test the Learner’s knowledge as they progress through the lessons.