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Team India players are wearing specially designed camouflage caps as a mark of respect to the Martyrs of Pulwama terror attack in the 3rd One Day International against Australia.
A closer look at the camouflage caps which #TeamIndia is sporting today#JaiHindpic.twitter.com/3qExYp7Cvy
— BCCI (@BCCI) March 8, 2019
Lt Col Mahendra Singh Dhoni presented the camouflage caps to all team members before the start of the match
BCCI tweeted, “#TeamIndia will be sporting camouflage caps today as mark of tribute to the loss of lives in Pulwama terror attack and the armed forces And to encourage countrymen to donate to the National Defence Fund for taking care of the education of the dependents of the martyrs”
#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
Players donated their match fees of this game to National Defence Fund
Skipper Virat Kohli during toss said, “This is a special cap, it's a tribute to the Armed forces. We're all donating our match fees of this game to the National Defence Fund. I urge everyone in the country to do the same, donate and stick to the families of our armed forces.”
To pay homage to the martyrs of Pulwama Terror Attack, the players will donate today's match fee to the National Defence Fund #JaiHind pic.twitter.com/vM9U16M8DQ
— BCCI (@BCCI) March 8, 2019
By Sai Kumar
