Jitendra Awhad lauds Pat Cummins for donating 50,000 dollars to help India combat Covid-19 crisis

By Lokmat English Desk | Published: April 27, 2021 05:07 PM2021-04-27T17:07:01+5:302021-04-27T17:08:59+5:30

Australian cricketer and IPL player Pat Cummins recently announced that he has donated 50,000 dollars to the PM Cares ...

Jitendra Awhad lauds Pat Cummins for donating 50,000 dollars to help India combat Covid-19 crisis | Jitendra Awhad lauds Pat Cummins for donating 50,000 dollars to help India combat Covid-19 crisis

Jitendra Awhad lauds Pat Cummins for donating 50,000 dollars to help India combat Covid-19 crisis

Australian cricketer and IPL player Pat Cummins recently announced that he has donated 50,000 dollars to the PM Cares Fund in order to help India combat the ongoing Covid-19 crisis. 

Maharashtra Housing miniter Jitendra Awhad lauded the sportsperson on social media.

Awhad on Tuesday took to Twitter to share Pat’s post on donation and praised the cricketer in a tweet which read, “Australia's Pat Cummins donates 50,000 dollars to help India combat Covid-19 crisis..Thank you..But he also showed that you have to be generous in order to doonate... thanx patcummins30”

Earlier, while announcing that he has made a donation for purchasing oxygen supplies, Pat shared in a lengthy post, “India is a country I have come to love dearly over the years and the people here are some of the warmest and kindest I have ever met. To know so many are suffering so much at this time saddens me greatly.”

The Australian cricketer further wrote, “There has been quite a bit of discussion over here as to whether it is appropriate for the IPL to continue while Covid-19 infection rate remains so high. I am advised that the Indian government is of the view that playing the IPL while the population is in lockdown provides a few hours of joy and respite each day at an otherwise difficult time for the country. As players, we are privileged to have a platform that allows us to reach millions of people that we can use for good. With that in mind, I have made a contribution to the PM Cares Fund specifically to purchase oxygen supplies for India’s hospitals. I encourage my fellow IPL players and anyone who has been touched by India’s passion and generosity to contribute. I will kick it off with 50, 000 dollars.”

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