“In awe of their spirit and dedication” – Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma thank frontline workers

“In awe of their spirit and dedication” – Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma thank frontline workers

Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma

The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has been wreaking havoc in India and showing no signs of stopping. In excess of 3 lakh and even 4 lakh cases are being reported each day and the situation in the country is one of uncertainty and despair. In these testing times, it has been the noble and tireless acts of the frontline workers as well as other contributors which have helped prevent larger damage.

In that vein, sportspersons and cricketers have also been contributing for the cause of COVID-19 relief. During the now-suspended Indian Premier League (IPL 2021), Australian cricketer Pat Cummins contributed USD 50,000 and encouraged others to follow suit. Like he said, many others donated soon after with the likes of Shreevats Goswami, Sheldon Jackson, Jaydev Unadkat, Nicholas Pooran, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, Brett Lee among others.

Indian skipper Virat Kohli too contributed a sum of Rs. 2 crore along with his wife Anushka Sharma and the couple started a fundraiser on Ketto where they invited contributions from around the world for COVID-19 relief. The fundraiser has been doing well and there have been donations from sportspersons like Yuzvendra Chahal in the same as well.

Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma express gratitude to frontline workers

Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli got vaccinated recently

Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma recently shared a video made by Ketto thanking healthcare and frontline workers for their service, terming them the ‘real heroes’. Kohli captioned his video, “I have nothing but gratitude for all the healthcare & frontline workers, I am in awe of their spirit and dedication. I also want to thank all the people who came forward in such difficult times & helped each other. India is grateful to have heroes like you.“

Anushka captioned her post, “We’d like to say a big thank you to all our healthcare and frontline workers, their dedication is truly inspiring. You continue to risk your lives for the nation, and for that, we are eternally grateful to you. You are the real heroes, for Virat and I, and for the nation.“

This video posted by the couple has now gone viral on social media and more fans and celebrities are coming forward to express their gratitude to healthcare professionals and frontline workers for their service during the dreaded pandemic.

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