Sunil Gavaskar donates Rs 59 lakh towards Covid-19 relief fund, Cheteshwar Pujara makes contribution5Photo© sports.ndtv.com

Sunil Gavaskar donates Rs 59 lakh towards Covid-19 relief fund, Cheteshwar Pujara makes contribution

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Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar on Tuesday donated Rs 59 lakh while Test regular Cheteshwar Pujara also made an unspecified contribution to the-Cares fund to help tackle the Covid-19 pandemic which has claimed over 100 lives in India.

Pujara joined skipper Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, and Kedar Jadhav, who are among the current set of cricketers to make significant contributions. Among former players, Sachin Tendulkar is among the most notable contributors.

Gavaskar, who is now a sought-after commentator and analyst of the game, did not reveal the contribution himself but a source close to him confirmed the amount after former Mumbai skipper Amol Muzumdar tweeted the same.