Cricket Australia, the Australian Cricketers’ Association, and UNICEF Australia have partnered with each other to come in support of India in their fight against the COVID-19. Australian Cricket has been deeply saddened by the devastation caused in India during the second wave to hit India, and they will be making a donation of $50,000 and encourage Australians everywhere to give generously at this critical time in India’s COVID-19 response.
In an official statement regarding the same, Cricket Australia interim CEO, Nick Hockley said, “Australians and Indians share a special bond and, for many, our mutual love of cricket is central to that friendship. It has been distressing and saddening to learn of the suffering of so many of our Indian sisters and brothers during the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic and our hearts go out to everyone impacted.”
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He further added, “We were all deeply moved by the sentiments expressed and donations given by Pat Cummins and Brett Lee over the past week. In that same spirit, we are proud to partner with UNICEF Australia to raise funds that will help the people of India by providing the health system with much-needed oxygen, testing equipment, and vaccines.”
You can donate too, by following the link below https://t.co/XnZnuytxi0
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) May 3, 2021
Earlier, Pat Cummins and Brett Lee have come forward and donated their share to help India fight the pandemic. In welcoming the partnership with Australian Cricket, UNICEF Australia CEO Tony Stuart said he was heartened that cricketers have recognized this urgent need to act now.
Tony Stuart explained, “We know that sport has the power to bring people together and there has never been a more important time,. UNICEF has been working tirelessly throughout the pandemic and as the world’s largest children’s charity we know the devastating and life-long consequences this emergency will have, in particular, on children and young people.”
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The COVID-19 pandemic has been having adverse effects in India and the country has been reporting more than 3,50,000 new cases every day. This is the most number of cases being reported since the pandemic broke out in 2020.
