The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Virat Kohli has come forward to start the Covid-relief work within 24 hours of the indefinite suspension of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021. Kohli recently had a meeting with a Yuva Sena member Rahul Kanal in Mumbai as he proposed his plans on the behalf of his foundation which he spearheads alongside his wife Anushka Sharma. A picture of this meeting has been shared on Twitter.
Captioning the pictures on Twitter, Rahul Kanal wrote: “Meeting our Captain…Respect and love for the movement he has started working on for COVID relief… No words just Respect and Prayers for all his efforts !!! @imVkohli.”
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In the pictures, Virat can be seen wearing a T-shirt and maintained social distancing all the time. Kohli’s RCB was at its peak form as IPL 2021 got suspended. They managed to win all the matches except a couple of games and were looking to go for the kill but fate had other ideas.
Meeting our Captain…Respect and love for the movement he has started working on for COVID relief… No words just Respect and Prayers for all his efforts !!! @imVkohli 🙏 pic.twitter.com/qZEQEKzgM7
— Rahool N Kanal (@RahoolNKanal) May 5, 2021
IPL 2021 wasn’t affected by Covid-19, but KKR spinner Varun Chakravarthy was found positive for the virus and things started unraveling. His teammate Sandip Warrier fall prey to the virus. Later on, Wriddhiman Saha of SRH and Amit Mishra of Delhi Capitals also came out to be tested positive.
Virat Kohli returned home on Wednesday and he is looking forward to doing his bit to help the country which has been grappling with the second wave of Coronavirus.
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Recently, Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Suresh Raina has shared his feelings on the state of affairs in India, his tweet read: “This isn’t a joke anymore! So many lives at stake & never felt so helpless in life. No matter how much we want to help, but we are literally running out of resources. Every single person of this country deserves a salute right for standing by each other to save lives!”
This isn’t a joke anymore! So many lives at stake & never felt so helpless in life. No matter how much we want to help, but we are literally running out of resources. Every single person of this country deserves a salute right for standing by each other to save lives! #WeCandoit
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) May 4, 2021
