Sachin Tendulkar unveils Kerala Blasters team jersey

Thiruvananthapuram: Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, who co-owns Indian Super League franchise Kerala Blasters FC, on Wednesday said he has an "incredible team" and looked forward to it playing its special brand of football.

Unveiling the team's jersey for the second edition of the Hero Indian Super League starting next month in the presence of Chief Minister Oommen Chandy here, Tendulkar said: "This time we have an incredible team. We have players from different countries of the world, different cultures, different languages. Lot of different things have come together."

"We keenly look forward to the team playing their special brand of football," he said, introducing the team.

Referring to the last season, in which the team finished runners-up, he said it "slowly, slowly gathered momentum" when the matches progressed and ended up winning hearts of all across the country.

"We, Kerala Blasters have complete faith and confidence that we will be able to fill any stadiums that we play in the country," he said.

Besides introducing the team, Tendulkar also introduced the team's main sponsors Muthoot Pappachan Group.

Tendulkar thanked the Muthoot Pappachan Group for continuing their support to Kerala Blasters and also the state government for its backing.

The team would host NorthEast United at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium at Kochi in their first match on October 6.

Speaking on the occasion, Chandy extended full support to the team. State Sports Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan were among those present.