IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals has announced on Thursday that they have raised an amount of 7.5 crore for donating on COVID-19 relief.
India is seeing an unprecedented surge in COVID-19 infections, with each day there is rise in the number of cases, on Wednesday the cases has gone from 3,79,257, to 1,83,76,524.
On Thursday the franchise announced that “Rajasthan Royals is pleased to announce a contribution of INR 7.5 Crores (over USD 1 million) towards COVID Relief to help with immediate support to people in India impacted by the surge of COVID-19 virus.”
“The funds raised by Rajasthan Royals will help pan India, with an initial focus on the state of Rajasthan, where the RRF, Chaired by Ranjit Barthakur, has numerous initiatives it continues to support”
Rajasthan Royals announce a contribution of over $1 milion from their owners, players and management to help with immediate support to those impacted by COVID-19. This will be implemented through @RoyalRajasthanF and @britishasiantst.
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— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) April 29, 2021
In a press release the franchise and management said “Players along with the team owners and team management have come forward to raise funds and have been working along with the Rajasthan Royals’ philanthropic arm Royal Rajasthan Foundation (RRF) in partnership with the British Asian Trust (BAT).”
