The Indian wicket-keeper batsman KL Rahul has decided to auction his cricket equipment from last year’s World Cup to raise funds for those affected by the Coronavirus in India. Rahul revealed the information regarding the same through Instagram, adding that the amount generated will go to the Aware Foundation, which actually provides dispossessed, disadvantaged and vulnerable children in India the right to education.
Describing the same, Rahul said, “I have decided to donate my cricket pads, my gloves, helmets and some of my jerseys to our collaboration partner Bharat Army. They are going to auction these things out and the funds will go towards the Aware Foundation. It’s a foundation that look towards helping children. It is very special and I couldn’t pick a better day to do this.”
To mark his 28th Birthday @GullyLiveFast brand ambassador @klrahul11 has kindly donated to Bharat Army his personal cricketing equipment including: Helmet, Bat, Pads, Gloves as well as his Test, ODI and T20 #TeamIndia match worn Jersey’s!
LINK TO BID: https://t.co/VNs7xMZZ5p pic.twitter.com/1dAk2tY0QB
— The Bharat Army (@thebharatarmy) April 18, 2020
In last year’s marquee event, Rahul amassed as many as 361 runs across nine matches with the bat he’s auctioning, including two fifties and a century against Sri Lanka in India’s final league match. As on Monday evening, the number of COVID-19 cases in India have zoomed past 18000 and Rahul urged the public not to stay strong during such testing times.
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Talking about the same, Rahul said, “Go on check out the auction and show some love for me and the children and let’s stay strong together during this difficult time and all of us will come out of this stronger.”
Apart from Rahul, Bangladesh wicket-keeper batsman and former captain Mushfiqur Rahim did the same to raise money for the poor affected by ongoing threat around the world. This is the same bat with which Rahim scored his maiden Test double-hundred, against Sri Lanka at Galle in 2013 for which he was given the man-of-the-match award.
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Last month, the Bangladesh cricket team announced that the players will be donating half of their monthly salaries to the government in order to contribute towards the fight against coronavirus. As per reports, a total of 27 cricketers 17 of them with national contracts pledged to make the donation.
