Du Plessis donates bat and pink jersey for auction to raise funds to fight against COVID-19
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South African veteran batsman Faf Du Plessis has announced that he will be donating his bat and a pink ODI jersey for an auction to raise funds for the local communities children, who are in a vulnerable position due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cricketers across the world have stood by poor and helpless people since the beginning of the global coronavirus infection. Several Bangladeshi cricketers have also sold their valuable historical cricket items at auction to help the needy.
This time the Proteas batsman Du Plessis has stood forward to raise funds to help the distressed people. The veteran right-handed batsman came down to his official Instagram handle where he was nominated by his teammate and childhood friend AB de Villiers and confirmed about the donation.
“As you all know the COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on a lot of people, and we’re experiencing these effects first hand in South Africa,” Faf du Plessis wrote.
“I’ve donated one of my almost new IXU bats and my Pink ODI shirt from the 2016 Pink ODI against England that will be auctioned on all in Africa’s website,” Du Plessis also wrote on his Instagram handle.
Earlier, Du Plessis expressed his solidarity with the ongoing ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement through his social media handle. Du Plessis, who leads South Africa in the 2019 ICC World Cup, spoke at a time when several former South African cricketers have been divided on the issue.
