NEW YORK, NY - Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar and legendary Australian spinner Shane Warne rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Nov 6, becoming the first cricketers to perform the ceremonial activity at the world’s largest stock exchange. Tendulkar and Warne are in the US as captains of an inaugural all-star line-up of 28 cricket legends from across the world for the first ever
‘Cricket All Stars’ series in the US. Tendulkar and Warne visited stock exchange to highlight the inaugural cricket series which will take place in New York, Houston and Los Angeles. They rang the opening bell at 9:30am New York time that marked the start of the trading day.
In the past, several Indian dignitaries, including political leaders and businessmen, have rung the opening and closing bell at the stock exchange and at NASDAQ.
Given that cricket is not a popular sport in America, it was the first time that cricketers l rang the ceremonial bell at the stock exchange.
In the past, several Indian dignitaries, including political leaders and businessmen, have rung the opening and closing bell at the stock exchange and at NASDAQ.
Given that cricket is not a popular sport in America, it was the first time that cricketers l rang the ceremonial bell at the stock exchange.
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