Sachin Tendulkar Donates Rs 50 Lakh To Help Fight Coronavirus Pandemic | Cricket News
Sachin Tendulkar is the newest from the cricket fraternity to donate to the combat in opposition to coronavirus. © Twitter
Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar on Friday donated Rs 50 lakh to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, which has up to now claimed 17 Indian lives and wreaked havoc globally. Tendulkar’s donation is up to now the largest contribution amongst India’s main sportspersons, a few of whom have pledged their salaries whilst a couple of others have donated scientific apparatus to combat the scary outbreak, which has led to greater than 24,000 deaths globally. “Sachin Tendulkar determined to give a contribution Rs 25 lakh every to High Minister’s Aid Fund and Leader Minister’s Aid Fund in his bid to sign up for the combat in opposition to COVID-19. It was once his resolution that he sought after to give a contribution to each price range,” a supply aware about the advance, advised PTI on prerequisites of anonymity.
Tendulkar has been related to numerous charity paintings and there was umpteen instances, he has taken up social reasons, helped other folks, which hasn’t ever been dropped at public realize.
Amongst different outstanding cricketers, the Pathan brothers — Irfan and Yusuf — donated 4000 face mask to Baroda police and well being division whilst Mahendra Singh Dhoni, via a Pune primarily based NGO, made a contribution of Rs 1 lakh.
Amongst athletes from different disciplines, wrestler Bajrang Punia and sprinter Hima Das are probably the most outstanding names to have donated their salaries within the fight in opposition to the scary virus which has resulted in a 21-day nationwide lockdown.
