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Team India Paid Tribute to the Indian Armed Force and Donate Match fees

Sanjana Mukhiya

Former Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Captain Virat Kohli as a mark of respect to our defence force they wore an army hat and donate their match fees to the National Defence fund the main behind the action is to give respect to the CRPF personnel who were killed in Pulwama Blast which is under the terrorist attack by Pakistan terrorist Jaish-E-Mohammad.

Captain Virat Kohli came out for the toss and at that, she is also wearing the army hat to pay tribute to the martyrs of our own nation.

And all the member of the team urge to the people and the audience present there.

When the team arrived, the sight was a bit different. Such a scenario would have been rarely seen in the field of cricket. Mahendra Singh Dhoni's is in his homegrown Ranchi.

At the time of the toss, the member of the Governing Council (COA) and former Indian player of the Indian women's cricket team Diana Idulgie would be the match referee and also presented at the time of coin flying on the occasion of Women's Day. 

Recently BCCI also started a new campaign on the basis of Australia's Pink Test, and under the incident which takes place in Pulwama, they will wear a cap like an Indian Army every year in a match.

The playing XI member gets worth Rs. 8 lakh as a match fee in per game in ODIs and the reserve players get half off the match fees.

At least 40 CRPF personnel were killed in the Pulwama attack, for which Pakistan-based terrorist outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed had claimed responsibility.

Prior, the BCCI had decided to donate the entire budget of the IPL Opening Ceremony for the benefit of the families of those killed in the terrorist attack.

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