Virat and his RCB team pay tribute to COVID-19 heroes by renaming jersey

Royal Challengers Bangalore won their first game in the Indian Premier League. And they also won hearts when they wore jerseys with the names of COVID-19 warrior.

Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and RCB team paid tribute to COVID-19 heroes by wearing their jersey on name of covid warriors to appreciate their challenger spirit, calling them “Real Challengers” for their dedication to fight the pandemic.

Kohli and de Villiers also changed their Twitter profile names to two COVID-19 heroes Simranjeet Singh and Paritosh Pant respectively. T

“Simranjeet Singh is hearing-impaired but that did not stop him from helping others in the pandemic. He approached people to raise donations for the poor suffering in the pandemic and many hearing-impaired individuals agreed. These individuals weren’t from any particular organisation and they selflessly donated funds. Simranjeet Singh along with his friends raised Rs 98,000 to help people,” RCB said in a statement.

“To acknowledge the efforts and honour the sacrifices made by these real challengers, RCB team will proudly don a tribute jersey with the message “My Covid Heroes” both during training and matches for the entire tournament. The message will be displayed on the back of both the jerseys,” said an RCB statement on Thursday.

“In the past few months, whenever I heard the stories of the Covid Heroes it has given me literal goosebumps. These real challengers have made the country proud and inspired all of us to be more persistent and dedicated to our efforts to build a better tomorrow,” said Virat Kohli.

“I salute Paritosh,who started ‘Project Feeding from Far’ with Pooja & fed meals to 2 needy during the lockdown. I wear his name on my back this season 2 appreciate their challenger spirit,” AB de Villiers wrote on his social media post.