Indian cricket team wears 'special' cap to honour Pulwama martyrs
- IndiaGlitz, [Friday,March 08 2019] Sports News
Ahead of the third ODI against Australia in Ranchi on Friday, the Indian team players wore camouflaged caps, presented by former skipper MS Dhoni, as a tribute to the 40 CRPF soldiers who were martyred in the Pulwama attack that happened on February 14.
The BCCI posted a tweet regarding the same that read, “#TeamIndia will be sporting camouflage caps today as mark of tribute to the loss of lives in Pulwama terror attack and the armed forces,” also encouraging the countrymen to donate to the National Defence Fund in order to provide for the education of the dependents of the martyred soldiers.
Meanwhile, captain Virat Kohli announced that the team members will be donating their entire match fees from the third ODI to the families of the victims.
#TeamIndia will be sporting camouflage caps today as mark of tribute to the loss of lives in Pulwama terror attack and the armed forces
— BCCI (@BCCI) March 8, 2019
And to encourage countrymen to donate to the National Defence Fund for taking care of the education of the dependents of the martyrs #JaiHind pic.twitter.com/fvFxHG20vi