RCB is set to don a special blue jersey, to pay respect and show solidarity to all the front-line heroes and to raise money for oxygen concentrators in COVID-19 hit India. At a time when many are questioning the continuity of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, players and franchises have extended their support in such testing times.
India is reporting over 3 lakh cases on a daily basis as the situation has worsened in the country since early April 2021. While the likes of Pat Cummins, Brett Lee, Jaydev Unadkat, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, and several franchises have come forward to help India in any way possible, Virat Kohli-led RCB has also decided to join the fight against COVID.
“This season RCB is going to be sporting a special Blue jersey in 1 of the upcoming matches with key messaging on the match kit to pay our respect & show solidarity to all the front line heroes who have spent last year wearing PPE kits & leading the fight against the pandemic,” the franchise wrote on Twitter.
“RCB will also auction all the signed player jerseys from this game to raise money and add to our earlier financial contribution supporting healthcare infrastructure related to oxygen support,” the statement added. Moreover, RCB won’t be wearing their green kit for the “Go-Green” initiative.
Meanwhile, RCB have had a brilliant start to their IPL 2021 campaign. They have won five of the 7 games they’ve played so far. They will now take on the Eoin Morgan-led Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Ahmedabad on Monday (May 3).