Pulwama terror attack: Vidarbha to donate Irani Cup prize money to families of CRPF martyrs
Defending champions Vidarbha defeated Rest of India by virtue of their first innings lead on the fifth and final day of the match in Nagpur to retain the Irani Cup that they had won last year.
In Short
- Vidarbha will be getting Rs 10 lakh as prize money for winning the Irani Cup
- Vidarbha ended up on the winning side thanks to their 95-run first innings lead against Rest of India
- Vidarbha is the third team in Indian domestic cricket history to defend the Ranji Trophy and Irani Cup
Irani Cup champions Vidarbha will be donating their entire prize money to the families of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans who were martyred in the Pulwama terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir earlier this week.
The Irani Cup match ended in a draw in Nagpur on Saturday but Vidarbha ended up on the winning side thanks to their 95-run first innings lead against Rest of India.
"We have decided to donate the prize money to the families of the martyrs at Pulwama. A small gesture from our side," Vidarbha captain Faiz Fazal said at the post-match presentation ceremony.
Vidarbha are proving why they are champions on an off the field. The #IraniTrophy winners led by @faizfazal have decided to hand over their prize money to family members of martyrs of #PulwamaTerroristAttack. pic.twitter.com/Rh6i44nXrI BCCI Domestic (@BCCIdomestic) February 16, 2019
Vidarbha will be getting Rs 10 lakh as prize money for winning the Irani Cup which they have decided to donate. Vidarbha is the third team in Indian domestic cricket history to defend the Ranji Trophy and Irani Cup after Bombay and Karnataka.
Earlier on Saturday, former India cricketer Virender Sehwag also offered to help out the families of the CRPF martyrs by offering to bear the educational expenses of the children of all the CRPF personnel martyred in the dastardly terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama.
On Thursday, at least 40 CRPF paramilitary troopers were killed in a terrorist attack while several others are battling for their lives following what is being termed as the deadliest terrorist strike in three decades in the valley.
"Nothing we can do will be enough, but the least I can do is offer to take complete care of the education of the children of our brave CRPF jawans martyred in #Pulwama in my Sehwag International School @SehwagSchool, Jhajjar. Saubhagya hoga," Sehwag wrote on his twitter handle.
Star boxer Vijender Singh, who is employed with Haryana Police, is donating a month's salary.
"I'm donating my one month's salary for the martyrs of #PulwamaTerrorAttack and want everyone to come forward and support the families. It is our moral duty to always standby them and make them feel proud of their sacrifices. Jai Hind," the Olympic medallist said.