Rajasthan Royals pacer Jaydev Unadkat has promised to donate 10 percent of his IPL 2021 salary towards providing essential medical resources for those affected by the coronavirus. The Royals pacer is one of the most crucial members of the current setup. He is also the lead bowler for the team in the absence of Jofra Archer. Unadkat on Friday shared a video on Twitter and informed about his decision of donating a portion of his IPL salary to help India fight the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
“I am contributing 10% of my IPL salary towards providing essential medical resources for those in need. My family will make sure it reaches the right places. Jai Hind!” Unadkat tweeted.
“Our country is going through a lot of distress and for that matter, I know how privelege we are in this position to play cricket. I also know how painful a personal loss can be and worrying it can be to witness your close ones fighting for their lives,” Unadkat said in the video.
Jaydev Unadkat To Donate For COVID ReliefÂ
I am contributing 10% of my IPL salary towards providing essential medical resources for those in need. My family will make sure it reaches the right places. Jai Hind! pic.twitter.com/XvAOayUEcd
— Jaydev Unadkat (@JUnadkat) April 30, 2021
The Royals pacer also urged people to get vaccinated and take the necessary precautions and appealed to people to come out and support the needful.Â
Punjab Kings took to Twitter to announce that they have pledged funds towards providing oxygen concentrators across the country. “To help the fight against #COVID19 in India, #PBKS has pledged to provide oxygen concentrators with the help of @roundtableindia! We also request everyone to join in and help in whatever way possible because together, we can! #SaddaPunjab #Unite2FightCorona”.
To help the fight against #COVID19 in India, #PBKS has pledged to provide oxygen concentrators with the help of @roundtableindia! We also request everyone to join in and help in whatever way possible because together, we can! #SaddaPunjab #Unite2FightCorona pic.twitter.com/sZs5B1NDij
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) April 30, 2021
Rajasthan Royals on Thursday announced a contribution of INR 7.5 crores (over $1mn) towards Covid Relief to help with immediate support to people in India impacted by the surge of Covid-19 virus.
Many of the IPL franchsies are coming together with monetary support so that the vitalities of COVID treatment are available to people. The COVID-19 pandemic has gripped India and the country has been reporting more than 3,00,000 new cases every day. This is the most number of cases being reported since the pandemic broke out in 2020.
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