Rajasthan Royal's Unadkat pledges 10% of IPL earnings to fight Covid

NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals' (RR) left-arm fast bowler Jaydev Unadkat has pledged 10 per cent of his Indian Premier League (IPL) match salary to help the country in its fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.

In a video shared on Saturday, the 29-year-old bowler said, "I am contributing 10% of my IPL salary towards providing essential medical resources for those in need. My family will make sure it reaches the right places."

Unadkat, who led the India Under-19 attack in the 2010 World Cup in New Zealand and has been with RR since 2018, said, "I would like to share something I have been feeling these last couple of weeks. Our country is going through a lot of distress and, for that matter, I know how privileged we are to be in this position to play cricket.

"I also know how painful a personal loss can be and how worrying it can be to witness your close friends fighting for their lives. I've been through both." IANS

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