Due to the recent Coronavirus outbreak, all the countries started isolating their borders with India going in a 21-day lockdown. Thus, a lot of cricketers came forward and donated money in this fight against this pandemic.

Bengal skipper Abhimanyu Easwaran is one such cricketer who came forward and donated Rs 2.5 lakh to the police of his hometown in Dehradun to feed the migrant laborers stuck at the borders.

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“In these tough times, we have to come together and help each other. In a humbling effort, we have donated Rs 2.5 lakh to the police in Dehradun to feed the migrant laborers stuck at the borders,” Easwaran said in a statement.

The 24-year-old who recently led Bengal to the Ranji Trophy final this season where they lost to Saurashtra on the basis of the first-innings lead has also provided food and ration for more than 100 families.

“We have also provided food and ration for 100 plus underprivileged families back home. It is not much when the demand is for much more, but we are happy to help,” he said.

The Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) had earlier announced that it would donate a sum of Rs 25 lakh to the state administration with president Avishek Dalmiya shelling Rs 5 lakh from his own pocket.

The umpires of CAB also came forward to lend their helping hand to the West Bengal State Relief Fund set up for corona aid. All three members of the differently-abled committee of the CAB too contributed to the West Bengal State Relief Fund to help fight the coronavirus pandemic.

(With IANS inputs)