With the state of Kerala suffering from massive floods due to incessant rains over the last one week, several cricketers from around the world joined in on social media to appeal for the victims.Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar, who is the owner of Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters, conveyed that the state requires more than prayers in this torrid time. He wrote, “Prayers are always good but in times of dire need and suffering we all can do more. Right now the victims and families of the #KeralaFloods need our help. Let’s show them that we #StandWithKerala. Even a small contribution to Kerala’s #CMDRF would go a long way. @CMOKerala”
Prayers are always good but in times of dire need and suffering we all can do more. Right now the victims and families of the #KeralaFloods need our help. Let’s show them that we #StandWithKerala. Even a small contribution to Kerala’s #CMDRF would go a long [email protected] pic.twitter.com/UFQCVL3G3x
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) August 14, 2018
Former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh, who is currently in England working for Sky for the Test series between England and India, said, “The people in Kerala need all the help possible, to deal with the crisis and get back on their feet. Here’s some information on where and how you can help them out. #PrayForKerala #SOSKerala #KeralaFloods”
The people in Kerala need all the help possible, to deal with the crisis and get back on their feet. Here’s some information on where and how you can help them out. #PrayForKerala#SOSKerala #KeralaFloods pic.twitter.com/nq6WHXzCml — Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) August 17, 2018
Former South African skipper AB de Villiers, who announced his retirement from international cricket earlier this year, also expressed his sadness on hearing about the situation in the state. He wrote, “My thoughts and prayers are with the people affected by the terrible floods in Kerala!!! More than 100 dead and 200,000 left homeless.. terrible!”
My thoughts and prayers are with the people affected by the terrible floods in Kerala!!! More than 100 dead and 200,000 left homeless.. terrible! #KeralaSOS #KeralaDonationChallenge
— AB de Villiers (@ABdeVilliers17) August 18, 2018
Here are some of the other cricketers expressing their grief:
Just catching up on the news and reading about the devastating floods in #Kerala in India. Please donate to help these wonderful people who’ll try to repair what’s been taken from them – https://t.co/gsDt4xzVWK 😢 — Kevin Pietersen (@KP24) August 19, 2018
Pray for Kerala #TogatherweCanDo pic.twitter.com/ykP4Ilrafb
— Rashid Khan (@rashidkhan_19) August 18, 2018
Horrible scenes in Kerala 😢🙏Let’s do our bit to help.Lets all Rally together and donate even a small amount, it will go a long way to helping some of the families left homeless and restore Kerala #KeralaFlood #KeralaReliefFund pic.twitter.com/LpJHy1TX9o
— Cameron Delport (@Cam12Delport) August 19, 2018
God’s own Country needs our help 🙏 I request everyone to do their bit to help our brothers and sisters in #Kerala – https://t.co/UzevVKSfvi pic.twitter.com/ZPi85imBG1 — hardik pandya (@hardikpandya7) August 17, 2018
The condition of Kerala is really critical. A large number of people are stuck and are waiting for rescue. Please spread this rescue numbers as much as possible.🙏#KeralaSOS pic.twitter.com/0SROK7NAiR — Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) August 17, 2018
My thoughts as prayers are with everyone in Kerala effected by the horrific floods — Eoin Morgan (@Eoin16) August 18, 2018
Seeing some very disturbing scenes on the news since I’ve been in India… please help the people in Kerala 🙏#KeralaFloodRelief #HumanityFirst #PleaseHelp #FloodVictims @BCCI @KeralaTourism pic.twitter.com/FMDlFLjCqY — Tabraiz Shamsi (@shamsi90) August 17, 2018
First Published: August 19, 2018, 9:01 PM IST