Prince William joins cricket legends on The Mall to promote Earthshot summit
Prince William played an informal cricket match on The Mall in London, which was closed to traffic and turned into a pitch with Buckingham Palace as its backdrop. The event celebrated the unifying power of sport and promoted the Earthshot Prize’s upcoming summit and awards in Mumbai.
William played for about ten minutes alongside cricket figures from the UK and India, including Joe Root, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harry Brook, Ajinkya Rahane, Sourav Ganguly and Brian Lara. Root praised his batting, while Lara said his bowling needed work; the gathering also highlighted the prize’s aim of mobilising action for the planet.
- William played cricket on The Mall in a special Earthshot event.
- The match promoted the prize’s upcoming Mumbai awards.
- Players included stars from England, India and the West Indies.
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The Earthshot Prize is an environmental award launched by Prince William and the Royal Foundation in 2020. It recognises ideas and projects intended to help address problems such as climate change, pollution and the loss of nature.
The prize brings together businesses, campaigners, governments and other organisations to support those projects. Its annual summit and awards ceremony are held in a different city each year, and the event in Mumbai is intended to connect people working on environmental solutions.
Cricket has a large following in both the UK and India, and its players are among the sport’s best-known public figures. Bringing them together at a London landmark linked sport with the prize’s efforts to draw attention to environmental work.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Bowled over! William joins cricketing stars from the UK and India for an informal game on The Mall at a special Earthshot Prize event”.