The Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) has donated five lakh Indian rupees each to families of five CRPF soldiers martyred in the cowardly Pulwama terror attack in February. The cheques were given to the family of five CRPF jawans hailing from Punjab and Himachal Pradesh, who lost their lives in the deadly terror attack on CRPF convoy in Pulwama, J&K last month, which led to more than 40 soldiers losing their lives.
Cheques were distributed among family members of Jaimal Singh, Sukhjinder Singh, Maninder Singh, Kulwinder Singh, and Tilak Raj. Kings XI captain Ravichandran Ashwin, DIG CRPF V K Kaundal were present at the event.
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Earlier, BCCI had decided that there will be no opening ceremony this season as the money will be donated to the families of Pulwama terror attack martyrs. KXIP will start their IPL 2019 campaign against Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.
Here is the full group stages schedule for Kings XI Punjab –
- March 25: vs RR (8 pm)
- March 27: vs KKR (8 pm)
- March 30: vs MI (4 pm)
- April 1: vs DC (8 pm)
- April 6: vs CSK (4 pm)
- April 8: vs SRH (8 pm)
- April 10: vs MI (8 pm)
- April 13: vs RCB (8 pm)
- April 16: vs RR (8 pm)
- April 20: vs DC (8 pm)
- April 24: vs RCB (8 pm)
- April 29: vs SRH (8 pm)
- May 3: vs KKR (8 pm)
- May 5: vs CSK (4 pm)
WE'VE MARKED OUR CALENDAR, SO SHOULD YOU! 📆
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— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) March 19, 2019
Here is the full squad for Kings XI Punjab –
Ravichandran Ashwin(captain), Lokesh Rahul, Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, Karun Nair, David Miller, Mandeep Singh, Simran Singh, Nicholas Pooran, Sarfaraz Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Murugan Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Andrew Tye, Ankit Rajpoot, Hardus Viljoen, Arshdeep Singh, Moises Henriques, Varun Chakravarthy, Sam Curran, Darshan Nalkande, Agnivesh Ayachi, Harpreet Brar
