“Grateful to serve my people” – Shikhar Dhawan helps in procuring Oxygen Concentrators in Gurugram

“Grateful to serve my people” – Shikhar Dhawan helps in procuring Oxygen Concentrators in Gurugram

Shikhar Dhawan

The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has hit India hard and there is a perpetual state of uncertainty and despair prevailing. The extremely dire situation has led to several countries looking at India with grave concern especially due to the various acute problems that exist such as the shortage of plasma, oxygen and the unavailability of hospital beds.

At this juncture, a plethora of sportspersons and celebrities have been doing their bit to donate and contribute for COVID-19 relief in the country. Cricketers who took part in the now-suspended Indian Premier League (IPL 2021) have been one of the key said contributors.

Australian pacer Pat Cummins started it all off by donating USD 50,000 for the cause, encouraging others to follow suit as well. Soon, cricketers like Shikhar Dhawan, Brett Lee, Ajinkya Rahane, Virat Kohli, Yuzvendra Chahal, Hanuma Vihari, Shreevats Goswami, Nicholas Pooran, Sheldon Jackson, Jaydev Unadkat and so many more came up with contributions.

Gurugram Police thank Shikhar Dhawan for his efforts

Shikhar Dhawan
Shikhar Dhawan taking the COVID-19 vaccine

The Gurugram Police took to Twitter today to share an image of Oxygen Concentrators piled up in their office, thanking Dhawan for helping procure them. They wrote, “Taking forward our committed efforts. Grateful to @SDhawan25 for providing Oxygen Concentrators.“

Dhawan then quoted tweeted the same and wrote, “Grateful to serve my people in this pandemic through this small token of help! Always ready to help my people and society to my best. India shall rise and shine against this pandemic!“

It is noteworthy that Dhawan had already contributed Rs. 20 lakh for the cause of COVID-19 relief while also pledging all the money earned from match rewards for his performances in IPL 2021 which were top notch.

Dhawan is not a part of India’s Test squad that will travel to England for the final of the World Test Championship (WTC). He is likely to be picked for a tour of Sr Lanka that is scheduled in July.

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