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Mumbai, July 24, 2014:Kaspersky Lab announced one of the most innovative ideas today at the Ryan International School, Mumbai. They have come up with a programme to educate the students about the grey ares of the Internet. This programme, named, Kaspersky Kid, will help children experience a safer internet domain.

The programme was launched by none other than Kaspersky Lab’s brand ambassador, Sachin Tendulkar and Chairman and CEO, Eugene Kaspersky. The beloved God of Cricket also presented his autographed bat at the programme. This will be auctioned by the lab and the proceeds will go into the Kaspersky Kids awakes programme. The CEO, Eugene Kaspersky has also promised to fund an equivalent amount for the cause.

Kids, these days are more attracted and attached to the Web than before and they are often unaware of the internet crimes and hacking. The Lab hopes to deliver an online safety education through a daily blog, named Kaspersky Daily, online newsletters and training modules administered by school computer instructors and lastly by on ground engagement events and contests.

This initiative will educate our children to be aware of the other side of internet and ensure secure browsing and will be highly encouraging. How this programme shapes is yet to be send, but Kaspersky has taken a much needed initiative and many would soon follow their steps.

Once again terming it his best Test ton, batting legend Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday said his career took flight following the knock of 114 on a bouncy WACA track in 1992, adding that the innings against a hostile Australian attack in Perth gave him immense confidence.

"One innings that changed my career or gave shape to my career was in Perth, 1992. Perth, at least at that time, was regarded to be the fastest wicket and the hostility of the Australian fast bowlers was something which was difficult to handle. I was able to score a 100 and I was only 19,” he said during an interaction with Ryan school children here.

"And just two matches before that, I had scored a hundred in Sydney but they were two different kinds of surfaces. I knew that Perth was the kind of wicket which I would not get to play anywhere in the world and If I can bat on Perth and score runs then I am possibly equipped to go on any other track which is fast and bouncy and score runs there.

"My career was just starting. I had done well for a couple of years by then but it really took off after that Perth innings because I felt I was ready to take on the world.

By no means I was over confident but I became a confident cricketer where any challenge put up against me, I was equipped to face that,” he added. The retired great interacted with Ryan International school children at north western Malad during the launch of ‘Kaspersky Kids Awareness Programme’.

His response came when he was asked by a student to rate his best Test century out of the 51 tons he had scored in his 24-year international career in which he also notched up 49 ODI hundreds to make it a round 100 centuries.

Tendulkar hung up his boots last November after a glittering career that saw him amass 15,921 runs in Tests, at an average of 53.78, and 18426 runs in 463 ODIs at an average of 44.83.

The batting maestro said though his father was not interested in cricket he supported Tendulkar when it came to choosing his career, and he would do the same for his children.

"In my case my father didn’t decide that I should play cricket. He gave me the freedom to express myself. Above all he found out what I was interested in and of course it was with the help of my brother.

"My father was not interested in cricket at all but it was my brother’s initiative. My brother said we need to make him join a summer camp and partially also because I was a very naughty kid. That is how my career started," he said.

"I want the same thing to happen to my children. My son (Arjun) enjoys cricket. Earlier he enjoyed playing football and then it was chess. Now it is cricket. I have told him to be sincere and honest in whatever he wants to do. I have told him that I will support you and guide you in whatever you want to be in life.

"So is the case with my daughter (Sara). She wants to follow her mother’s footsteps. She wants to become a doctor or go the medical side and she has full backing. So it is their choice," he added.