Nicholas Pooran, who is currently playing for Punjab Kings (PBKS) in IPL 2021, has decided to donate a portion of his IPL salary to help India recover from the second wave of COVID-19.
India is undergoing a severe health crisis at the moment with the second wave of COVID-19 wreaking havoc across the country.
There are over 30 lakh COVID-19 cases in India at the moment as the nation reported 3.86 lakh fresh coronavirus cases on Thursday (29th April) and the fatality rate has also increased a lot compared to last year.
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Talking to his official Twitter account, Nicholas Pooran uploaded a video and announced that he will donate a portion of his IPL salary to help people in India fight the pandemic.
"Although many other countries are still being affected by the pandemic, the situation in India right now is particularly severe. I will do my part to bring awareness and financial assistance to this dire situation. #PrayForIndia,” Nicholas Pooran captioned the video.
His IPL team Punjab Kings also took their Twitter account and announced that they have pledged funds towards providing oxygen concentrators across the country.
"To help the fight against #COVID19 in India, #PBKS has pledged to provide oxygen concentrators with the help of @roundtableindia! We also request everyone to join in and help in whatever way possible because together, we can! #SaddaPunjab #Unite2FightCorona,” PBKS Tweeted.
