Summary
The new learning product by Unacademy will offer classes from industry icons of different fields
The lessons will be available in English, Hindi to begin with, and will later be available in Marathi, Kannada, Telugu and Tamil
Learn cricket from Sachin Tendulkar, sitting in the safety and comfort of your home. Unacademy has made the impossible possible with its latest learning product.
Cricket with Sachin is the first segment of Unacademy Icons, a platform built to provide a structured curriculum taught by industry icons. The curriculum for the 31 interactive lessons spread over seven hours has been co-created by none other than Tendulkar himself along with his brother Ajit.
Unacademy Icons will offer courses from different fields such as sports, arts, business and leadership, among others, and curated lessons from experts — all with a single subscription.
The lessons will be available in English, Hindi to begin with, and will later be available in Marathi, Kannada, Telugu and Tamil.
Pre-booking for Icons will start on February 23 with one-year validity. The first 10 lessons will be launched on February 28 and the next 21 lessons will be released in the following weeks.
The course offers a variety of features such as in-show graphics and animations that make the lessons engaging and interactive. The course curriculum also offers quizzes between each chapter that will act as notable benchmarks to test the Learner's knowledge in their course journey.
“We have developed Unacademy Icons to bring a platform of structured curriculum for several aspirational courses in India with industry stalwarts. Our first step is to democratise high quality pedagogy for Cricket with world-renowned cricketer, Sachin. We are thankful to Sachin for working closely with us to develop the curriculum which caters to anybody looking for cricket content for upskilling or learning. We are hopeful that Learners across the country will benefit from the customised topics, which have been carefully designed and distributed,” Gaurav Munjal, co-founder and CEO, Unacademy Group, said at the launch.
Tendulkar said sports has the potential to impart several life skills such as persistence, teamwork and confidence. “Cricket is the biggest sport in India and I have partnered with Unacademy to extend our vision of democratising high-quality education in cricket and reach anyone interested to learn this lovely game across the length and breadth of India and beyond that as well. I truly hope the structured curriculum and the interactive content we have built for the platform basis my life learnings are helpful for everyone,” the master blaster said.
Last updated on 24 Feb 2022
