Sachin Tendulkar asks pillion rider to wear helmet in a safety message

In a video uploaded by Sachin Tendulkar on his Facebook page, the cricket great is seen asking a young couple to make wearing helmets a habit.

Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar had a word of advice to a woman riding pillion on a motorcycle in the capital city, asking her to wear a helmet.

Sachin Tendulkar was in Thiruvananthapuram to meet Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday. (Twitter/Sachin Tendulkar)

In a video uploaded by the star on his Facebook page, which has gone viral, Tendulkar is seen asking the young couple to make wearing helmets a habit.

Stopping his car, Tendulkar tells the woman “wear helmet at the back also. Why should only rider be wearing a helmet? you should also be wearing helmet. You can get injured.”

In a tweet, he said, “Rider or pillion, both lives matter equally. Please, please make wearing helmets a habit. Just my opinion #HelmetDaalo#RoadSafety”.

The sports personality was seen travelling in a car on the Pettah-Chaka road in the state capital.

The cricketer was also trolled on ‘Instagram’, a social media platform, for not wearing a seat belt.

Another follower said, “Please attend parliament sessions.”