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#CoronavirusOutbreak: Sachin Tendulkar, others come forward to donate money

#CoronavirusOutbreak: Sachin Tendulkar, others come forward to donate money
Written by Rajdeep Saha
Mar 27, 2020, 04:11 pm 2 min read
#CoronavirusOutbreak: Sachin Tendulkar, others come forward to donate money

Cricket great Sachin Tendulkar joined the list of Indian athletes to come forward and donate money in wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The deadly virus has claimed more than 24,000 lives sending nations to enforce a lockdown. Athletes like Bajrang Punia, Hima Das and PV Sindhu have all been providing financial assistance during the coronavirus pandemic. Here's more.

Tendulkar
Tendulkar makes crucial contributions

Tendulkar donated Rs. 50 lakh to the Prime Minister's Relief Fund and Chief Minister's Relief Fund. "Sachin Tendulkar decided to contribute Rs. 25 lakh each to Prime Minister's Relief Fund and Chief Minister's Relief Fund in his bid to join the fight against COVID-19. It was his decision that he wanted to contribute to both funds," a source privy to the development, told PTI.

Cricketers
Many cricketers come forward and contribute

Tendulkar's donation is one of the biggest contribution among India's leading sports personalities. Many have pledged their salaries while a few others have donated medical equipment. Among other prominent cricketers, the Pathan brothers - Irfan and Yusuf - have donated 4,000 face masks to Baroda police and health department. Meanwhile, MS Dhoni, through a Pune based NGO, made a contribution of Rs. 1 lakh.

Hima Das
Hima Das donates one month's salary

Sprinter Hima Das has donated her one month's salary to the Assam government. Hima is an Asian Games gold-medalist besides being an under-20 world champion in 400m, is employed with PSU major Indian Oil as an HR officer in Guwahati. The Assam Cricket Association also offered to convert its Barsapara Stadium premises into a quarantine centre ato deal with the coronavirus pandemic.

Donations
Punia, Ganguly and Sindhu make crucial donations

Earlier on Monday, star wrestler Bajrang Punia decided to donate six months of his salary. "I have decided to donate my six months' salary," Bajrang tweeted. BCCI president Sourav Ganguly pledged to donate rice worth Rs. 50 lakh for the underprivileged. PV Sindhu donated Rs. 5 lakh each to the Chief Minister's Relief Funds of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

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Rajdeep Saha is a sports journalist at NewsBytes. He has an experience of over 10 years covering sports across print, online, broadcast, and freelance mediums. He has previously worked with Millennium Post, Zee News English, and NewsX. He has a Bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Delhi and a postgraduate diploma in Journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Delhi.
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