Mumbai, 30th January 2025 (TGN) : Today in Mumbai, Indian Cricketing legend & leading international cricket commentator – Mr Sunil Gavaskar & global humanitarian – Sri Madhusudan Sai announced & unveiled the 2025 One World One Family Cup. The cup is engraved with the message – vasudhaiva kuṭumbakam – the World is one Family.
In honour of the two renowned cricket players, Sadguru Sri Madhusudan Sai will be establishing a residential cricket academy for boys at the Sathya Sai Grama, Muddenahalli campus in Karnataka, India. Their selection criteria will be entirely based on merit, and the deserving candidates will be provided absolutely free of cost training and stay.
The broadcast partner for the second edition is Jio TV. Jio TV and SMSGHM – the organisation’s official YouTube channel, both will offer live streaming of the cricket match.
Renowned retired international cricket players of India & Sri Lanka will be playing for ‘One World One Family Cup’ at the Sai Krishnan Cricket Stadium, Muddenahalli in the Chikkaballapur district of Karnataka on 8th February 2025.
Sri Madhusudan Sai, who has dedicated his life for the service of humanity is the dynamic founder of this mission. As a young humanitarian, he is spearheading from the front on multiple causes, primarily for the rural audience across the country.
Sri Madhusudan Sai Global Humanitarian Mission has created records with many firsts and has attracted the attention & presence of national and global leaders including the Prime Minister – Shri Narendra Modi and the President – Smt Droupadi Murmu. The aim is to make education, health, & nutrition easily accessible to rural India.
The mission has spread its presence to 80 countries in the last 12 years. It has provided for the needs of children, women, men and the elderly in the fields of Nutrition, Education, and Healthcare by establishing institutes of excellence, and commissioning programmes and high-quality services that are completely free of charge.
In Jan 2024, when the first edition of the One World One Family Cup was played, the two sides were captained by cricketing greats – Little Master Sachin Tendulkar and All-rounder Yuvraj Singh with teams comprising of a mix of players from seven nations.
This year, in a different format, Indian and Sri Lankan retired greats are coming back to the field to play for the cause of humanity.
Legends like Irfan Pathan, Yusuf Pathan, Venkatesh Prasad from India, and Ajanta Mendis, Chaminda Vaas, Aravinda de Silva, Muttiah Muralitharan from Sri Lanka, among other players, are reuniting again to play for unity, solidarity, and shared responsibility.
Speaking about this unique cricket event, Dr Sunil Gavaskar, Former Indian Cricketer said, “To put our best foot forward at every step of life, and to do what it takes, is the way to go. Then, we needed to bat for the country, and now it is time we bat for a greater cause, beyond the confines of just a country. The glory of a country lies not in its achievements, but also in its ideals. The ‘One World One Family’ mission of Sri Madhusudan Sai stands for an ideal that is larger than life itself. The mission is working for the cause uplifting every child and citizen of this world, and bringing hope, happiness and love to their lives. The cricket match this year is yet another step to awaken humanity to the possibility of a glorious future for all.”
Sri Madhusudan Sai, the Founder, remarked: “The buzz of cricket is translating into a cause for humanity through the One World One Family Cup 2025. This is a game that will be played by renowned cricketers from India and Sri Lanka, not for their countries, but for the whole of humanity. This time, the game of cricket will declare the message of unity, compassion and concern, collective responsibility and camaraderie, beyond the borders. It is time we blur the borders and merge into one sea of humanity, where each one’s welfare matters to every other person.”
Venue and Date of the Match: 08 February 2025, Sathya Sai Grama, Muddenahalli, Chikkaballapur district, Karnataka (30 minutes from the Bengaluru International Airport)
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Prime Minister Sri Narendra Modi Inaugurated Sri Madhusudan Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, a small glimpse of the event is attached below.
https://youtu.be/XkeQPU-EapQ?t=3190
Sri Madhusudan Sai: https://srimadhusudansai.com/
More about ‘One World One Family’: The ‘One World One Family’ is a unique humanitarian movement of Sri Madhusudan Sai, a social and spiritual leader, who is treading the road less travelled to reach the unreached, serve the unserved and do the undone in unimaginable ways.
The movement proclaims the survival of the weakest in society to create equitable societies, thus aligning with the central promise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – ‘Leaving no one behind.’ By taking strides across sectors of Nutrition, Education, and Healthcare, the Sri Madhusudan Sai Global Humanitarian Mission has transformed the lives of over 13 million individuals across the world over the last 12 years.
‘Let no child go to school hungry ever’ was the call, and it galvanised into a morning nutrition movement. From feeding just 50 children in the outskirts of Bangalore, the programme has today grown to become India’s largest morning nutrition programme. More than 10 million children receive fresh multinutrient supplement drink every morning, eradicating their hidden hunger through more than 1 billion servings to date.
‘Erase affordability from the equation of education’ was the message which promulgated the expansion of the educational arena into 28 campuses that provide values-based integral education completely free of charge from Grade 6 to Doctoral Studies to over 3,700 students. A one-of-a-kind free medical college was inaugurated by the Honourable Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi in March 2023. More than 200 students from the rural strata of society are being trained at the medical college to be moulded into capable and compassionate healthcare professionals who will serve in rural areas.
‘Compassion without Commercialisation’ is at the core of the healthcare services provided by the mission as single-speciality services for paediatric cardiac care, mother and child hospitals, multi-speciality services, outreach programmes, and diagnostic and wellness centres for preventive primary care. Over 3 million outpatient consultations and screenings, and 100,000 inpatient treatments including surgeries have been performed thus far. The world’s largest chain of complete free of charge paediatric cardiac hospitals have been set up in India, Fiji and Sri Lanka with the motto ‘Sirf Dil Bina Bill’, healing more than 34,000 little hearts.
Note-worthy Achievements
India’s largest morning nutrition programme
India’s one-of-a-kind completely free of charge chain of residential schools
India’s first completely free of charge University with a self-sustainable model
World’s first completely free medical college
World’s largest chain of completely free of charge paediatric cardiac hospitals
A wave of transformation is surging forth continuously creating a ripple effect of gratitude, servitude, and sacrifice in the society through these acts of compassion that gives more and takes nothing.
About Sri Madhusudan Sai
Sri Madhusudan Sai is a humanitarian leader whose mission of service and spirituality spans 80 countries. Since 2012, he has dedicated his life to uplifting millions through free nutrition, education and healthcare initiatives under the Sri Madhusudan Sai Global Humanitarian Mission.
Guided by the ancient Indian principle of vasudhaiva kuṭuṁbakam (One World One Family), Sri Madhusudan Sai envisions a world where nations, societies, and individuals support one another as a family. Through his tireless efforts and inspiring leadership, he has created a model of selfless service that touches lives across continents, with Sathya Sai Grama in Muddenahalli, Karnataka, India serving as the epicentre for these global service activities.
Education:
28 educational campuses and a university in South India, as well as a school in Nigeria provide free values-based education to over 3,700 boys and girls. Additionally, over 7,800 scholarships have been awarded to encourage primary school enrolment. India’s first free private rural medical college, the Sri Madhusudan Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, was inaugurated by the Honourable Prime Minister of India, Mr Narendra Modi, on March 25, 2023. This institution offers medical education to rural youths in courses such as MBBS, Nursing, and Allied Health Sciences.
Healthcare:
In India, there are 12 speciality hospitals, including five paediatric cardiac hospitals, five mother & child hospitals and two multi-specialty hospitals. Internationally, the mission operates three hospitals in Fiji, Sri Lanka and Nigeria, as well as a medical centre in the USA. These initiatives have provided life-changing care to over 34,000 children with congenital heart defects and offered outpatient consultations to over 2.9 million patients.
Nutrition:
The Annapoorna morning nutrition programme nourishes 10 million school-going children across over 100,000 government schools in India and five other countries, including Indonesia, Thailand, Nigeria, Sri Lanka and Australia.
To further the vision of a united world, 11 Centres for Human Development across 10 countries work towards the welfare and well-being of all as one global family.
All services provided by the Sri Madhusudan Sai Global Humanitarian Mission are offered absolutely FREE of charge to all, without any discrimination.
Sri Madhusudan Sai’s work and vision have had a profound impact on the world, and his dedication to humanitarian causes has earned him recognition and respect both in India and internationally. His efforts serve as an inspiring example of how spirituality can be expressed through service to humanity, transcending cultural and geographical boundaries.
