Watch: Mohammed Shami Distributes Food And Masks To Migrants
The BCCI posted a video of Mohammed Shami of handing out food packets and masks to people travelling in buses and those at the food distribution centres.
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BCCI shared a video of Mohammed Shami helping migrants travelling home
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Shami was seen distributing food packets and masks to migrants
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He has also set up food distribution centres near his house in Sahaspur
Moved by the plight of migrant workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic, India pacer Mohammed Shami has started distributing food packets and masks to people travelling back to their homes. The 29-year-old has also set up food distribution centres for the poor migrants near his house in Sahaspur, Uttar Pradesh. The BCCI posted a video of Shami, who is seen wearing a mask and gloves, handing out food packets and masks to people travelling in buses and those at the food distribution centres.
As #IndiaFightsCorona, @MdShami11 comes forward to help people trying to reach home by distributing food packets & masks on National Highway No. 24 in Uttar Pradesh. He has also set up food distribution centres near his house in Sahaspur.
— BCCI (@BCCI) June 2, 2020
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"As #IndiaFightsCorona, @MdShami11 comes forward to help people trying to reach home by distributing food packets & masks on National Highway No. 24 in Uttar Pradesh. He has also set up food distribution centres near his house in Sahaspur," the BCCI wrote.
The coronavirus enforced lockdown has triggered a migrant movement crisis in the country with lakhs of people trying to get back home battling extreme heat and hunger.
The novel coronavirus outbreak has so far claimed over 5000 lives and infected close to 2 lakh people in the country.
Mohammed Shami
India Cricket Team