Hyderabad: On the occasion of World Yoga day, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and world badminton champion P.V. Sindhu were among many Indian sportspersons who came forward to spread the message of staying fit.
Tendulkar posted a picture of his son Arjun and daughter Sara doing yoga together on Father's Day. He tweeted: "Celebrating #FathersDay by doing some Yoga together!"
"Yoga has been with us since times unknown and is one of the most effective health practices of all. Switch to a healthier lifestyle and take the pledge to be happier this #InternationalYogaDay," star shuttler Sindhu said in a tweet replying to a yoga post by an Indian bank.
Batting great Virender Sehwag also urged people to take up Yoga. He posted a video, saying: "Thoda waqt bhale lagega, but Yoga Se Hi Hoga ! (It will take a little time but yoga is the solution)." In the video the former India opener can be seen performing a drill.
Veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh posted a photo on Twitter of him along with his wife and daughter doing yoga. "Yoga is life," he said.
"Yoga is the journey of the self, through the self, to the self - Bhagavad Gita," tweeted former India opener Gautam Gambhir.