The second wave of COVID-19 rampant in the country. Punjab Kings batsman Nicholas Pooran has decided to donate a portion of his IPL salary to help people in India fight the pandemic.

Nicholas Pooran took to Twitter account announce-

Although many other countries are still being affected by the pandemic, the situation in India right now is particularly severe. I will do my part to bring awareness and financial assistance to this dire situation.#PrayForIndia pic.twitter.com/xAnXrwMVTu

— nicholas pooran #29 (@nicholas_47) April 30, 2021

Punjab Kings had secured Nicholas Pooran’s services for Rs 4.2 crore during the IPL 2019 auction. He has been playing for the franchise since then. However, apart from a couple of knocks here and there. The wicketkeeper-batsman from West Indies is yet to set the stage on fire.

Punjab Kings also took to twitter announce-

To help the fight against #COVID19 in India, #PBKS has pledged to provide oxygen concentrators with the help of @roundtableindia! We also request everyone to join in and help in whatever way possible because together, we can! #SaddaPunjab #Unite2FightCorona pic.twitter.com/sZs5B1NDij

— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) April 30, 2021

IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals on Thursday announced a contribution of INR 7.5 crores (over $1mn). Towards Covid Relief to help with immediate support to people in India impacted by the surge of Covid-19 virus.

Read more: Rajasthan Royals contribute 7.5 crore rupees to Covid relief fund

Sachin Tendulkar also communicate by twitter account and helped by contributing fight against COVID-19.

🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/rFEDOCFOkP

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) April 29, 2021

He has so far played in 27 matches and has mustered 549 runs at an average of 26.14 and a strikte-rate of 159.13 with two half-centuries. In the ongoing season, Punjab are struggling with four losses from six matches and will be facing the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in match 26 of the tournament. They will be hoping for Pooran to click at some point and win matches for them. Meanwhile, his recent kind gesture for India has certainly won many hearts.