After Pat Cummins and Brett Lee, now Sachin Tendulkar comes forward to support India in COVID crisis

After Pat Cummins and Brett Lee in the Corona crisis, Sachin Tendulkar has also donated Rs 1 crore to buy an oxygen concentrator. Tendulkar took to Twitter to inform about the same in a statement. He wrote, “The second wave of COVID has put our healthcare system under immense pressure. Providing oxygen for a large number of serious COVID patients is the need of the hour. It is heartening to see how people are rising to the occasion. A group of 250+ young entrepreneurs have launched Mission Oxygen to raise funds for importing oxygen concentrators and donating them to hospitals across the country.

“I’ve helped by contributing to the cause and hope that their effort soon reaches out to many more hospitals across India. Your support when I was playing was invaluable and helped me succeed. Today, we have to stand together behind everyone that is working hard to fight this pandemic,” he added.

Meanwhile, Tendulkar also implored people to donate blood plasma at the plasma donation center he had inaugurated last year. “I will donate (blood plasma) when permissible. I have spoken with the doctors. Those of you who have recovered from Covid-19 can speak with the doctors, and when permissible please donate your blood,” he implored.

Tendulkar played international cricket for India from 1989 to 2013 and finished as the leading scorer in Test and ODI cricket.