IPL 2017: Gautam Gambhir donates his man of the match prize money to Sukma martyrs!

Gambhir has already announced that his foundation will help and take care of the education of all children of the martyrs

By: Score Keepers |
April 28, 2017 9:44 pm

Gautam Gambhir and Co. are having an extraordinary Indian Premier League Season (IPL) this year. The squad is sitting at the top of the points table right now with 14 points and seven wins after beating Delhi Daredevils (DD) in the recently concluded game at the Eden Gardens. And after the game, Gambhir definitely proved that he not only leading a cricket team phenomenally but also has heart of gold.

In the game number 32 of the IP 10, 0nce again, Robin Uthappa and skipper Gautam Gambhir showcased their classic game at their home ground and converted a tough looking game into an easier one against Zaheer Khan-led DD. Both the batsmen started charging the Delhi bowlers right after the side faced the first blow in the form of Sunil Narine’s dismissal. From that very point, the duo played it their way and retained their legacy in Kolkata. Both Gambhir and Uthappa scored their half-centuries and added a total of 106 runs for the second wicket. Finally, after losing 3 wickets, KKR won the game by 7 wickets with 22 balls to spare.

Gambhir was awarded as the Man of the Match but for his fantastic inning but he donated the price money to the families of the CRPF personnel who were martyred in Sukma during an anti-Naxalite encounter. The attack took place on personnel of the CRPF’s 74th Battalion as they were assisting the local population in road building activity in the district.

This gesture of Gautam Gambhir not only earned him a lot of respect but the way Twitterati blessed him their 140 characters blessings is also worth reading!

There is no way @GautamGambhir cannot get place in #icc #ChampionsTrophy2017 if india decids to play in d event.#KKRvDD #IPL2017

— Hardik (@iamhardikshah) April 28, 2017

Prize money from tonight’s man of the match will be donated to the CRPF Jawans families.
Feeling so proud today as a Gautam Gambhir fan

— ImAbhishek_ (@_Pinch_Hitter) April 28, 2017

Salute to Gambhir He just didn’t win the match but won hearts too . More power to you Gautam Gambhir . #respect #KKRvDD #GautamGambhir pic.twitter.com/PuWUnboHfV

— 9GAG India (@ComedyKaptaan) April 28, 2017

Admit It! Gautam #Gambhir Deserves A Place Back In Team India. He Could Win Us Next #ChampionsTrophy And World Cup. #GautamGambhir #KKRvDD pic.twitter.com/XpKgsjLNmy

— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) April 28, 2017

@GautamGambhir #KKRvDD stunning 1 again! Hope 2 see it prolonged till d end! Well played d orange cap holder! Ur performance was droolworthy

— Aditi (@AditiShiledar) April 28, 2017

.@GautamGambhir @robbieuthappa #KKRStatCorner
We haven’t lost a chase at Eden Gardens since 2012 making it wins in a row #DusKiDahaad #AmiKKR #KKRvDD

— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) April 28, 2017

Home WIN% in #IPL
66.67 SRH @ Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad
66.07 KKR @ Eden Gardens, Kolkata
66.00 MI @ Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai#KKRvDD

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) April 28, 2017

Really happy that #uthappa back in d form. Really want this classy player to score 100 in @IPL.His fan since 10 years.#KKRvDD #IPL2017

— Hardik (@iamhardikshah) April 28, 2017

If now @BCCI would not select @GautamGambhir for champions trophy. Shame on them, and shame on Indian Cricket. #KKRvDD

— Vishal Katira (@imvishkatira) April 28, 2017

@KKRiders def must be favourites to win the @IPL this year. @GautamGambhir is a fantastic example of how to be a gr8captain #AmiKkr #KKRvDD

— Sam Shabir (@sohailshabir93) April 28, 2017

Salutes to #GautamGambhir #KKRvDD pic.twitter.com/6Iw4COPoDK

— Praveen Upadhyaya (@PraveenraoU) April 28, 2017

Earlier, Gambhir announced that his foundation will help and take care of the education of all children of the martyrs. He wrote in a column which said,”The Gautam Gambhir Foundation will take care of the entire education expenses of the children of these martyrs. My team has already started work on this and I shall soon share the progress we have made.”

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