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Rohit Sharma (c) of India and Jos Buttler Captain of England on with Organ Donor officials during the 3rd ODI lucifer betwixt India and England held astatine the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India connected the 12th February 2025. (Sportzpics)
The Indian and England players sported greenish armbands connected Wednesday for the 3rd ODI astatine the Narendra Modi Stadium successful bid to enactment the BCCI’s inaugural of “Donate Organs, Save Lives” campaign. “Both teams are wearing greenish limb bands to enactment BCCI’s inaugural ‘Donate Organs, Save Lives’. The inaugural is spearheaded by ICC Chairman Mr Jay Shah,” a BCCI merchandise stated.
“Today, we’re wearing greenish ribbons alongside India to enactment the ‘Donate Organs, Save Lives’ initiative,” the England Cricket X grip besides posted.
The inaugural was supported by respective Indian players, including Virat Kohli and vice-captain Shubman Gill. “Score the eventual century. Your organs tin assistance others unrecorded beyond your lifetime. Register arsenic a donor and marque each beingness count,” Kohli said successful a video shared by the BCCI.
The 2 teams are wearing greenish limb bands to enactment BCCI’s inaugural "Donate Organs, Save Lives”.
The inaugural is spearheaded by ICC Chairman Mr Jay Shah.
Pledge, dispersed the word, and let's beryllium a portion of thing genuinely meaningful.#DonateOrgansSaveLives | @JayShah pic.twitter.com/QQ532W26wd
— BCCI (@BCCI) February 12, 2025
Gill added: “Be the skipper of life. Just similar a skipper leads the squad to victory, you tin pb idiosyncratic to beingness by pledging to donate your organs.” Other Indian cricketers to enactment the inaugural were batters Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul.
“One donor tin prevention up to 8 lives. Pledge contiguous and deed a six for humanity,” Iyer said.
Rahul added: “Play the eventual winning shot. Your determination to donate your organs tin beryllium the lucifer winning infinitesimal successful someone’s life. Be a leader disconnected the tract too.”
In the match, Gill scored his seventh 100 arsenic India posted a commanding 356 each retired successful 50 overs against England.
The prolific Gill smashed 112 disconnected 102 balls with 14 boundaries and 3 sixes. He got good enactment from seasoned Virat Kohli (52 disconnected 55 balls) and Shreyas Iyer (78 disconnected 64 balls). There were 2 period stands — 116 for the 2nd wicket betwixt Gill and Kohli and 104 betwixt Gill and Iyer.
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Leg-spinner Adil Rashid was the prime of the England bowlers with 4 for 64 successful 10 overs.
(With bureau inputs)
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