Former South African skipper, Faf du Plessis has decided to auction one of his bats and a pink ODI jersey through which he will be able to raise funds for feeding underprivileged children struggling to fulfill their daily needs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He has donated the items — a new IXU bat and his pink ODI jersey which has his name and number (18) inscribed on the back — after being nominated by his former teammate AB de Villiers.
Captioning the picture of his bat and jersey, Du Plessis on Instagram wrote: “As you all know the Covid – 19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on a lot of people, and we’re experiencing these effects first hand in South Africa.”
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He further added, “I’ve accepted the @allin_africa challenge after being nominated by @siya_kolisi_the_bear and @abdevilliers17. I’ve donated one of my almost new IXU bats and my Pink ODI shirt from the 2016 Pink ODI against England that will be auctioned on All in Africa’s website.”
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Faf du Plessis’ post further read: “All of the proceeds of the auction will go towards a project I’ve launched with the Hillsong Africa Foundation. The goal of the project is to raise R500 000 which will be used to feed vulnerable children from local communities. Every donation will go a long way in helping these children.’
It is not the first time the 36-year-old cricketer has been involving himself in charity work amid the pandemic. Earlier, Du Plessis and his wife Imari Visser had raised funds through charity to feed 35,000 kids in the rainbow nation, which has recently seen a surge in COVID cases.
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Du Plessis was expected to feature in the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), but the BCCI has postponed the tournament until further notice. However, the recent reports have suggested that the cash-rich league can be expected to take place in UAE during the Septemeber-October window if ICC postpones the T20 World Cup.
