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IPL 2020, RCB vs SRH: Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Yuzvendra Chahal Change Names On Twitter As Tribute To COVID Heroes

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IPL 2020, RCB vs SRH: Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Yuzvendra Chahal are Simranjeet Singh, Paritosh Pant and Dr Nayak, the COVID heroes they are thanking.

  • Kislaya Srivastava
  • Updated: September 21, 2020 07:56 pm IST
Read Time: 2 min
IPL 2020, RCB vs SRH: Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Yuzvendra Chahal Change Names On Twitter As Tribute To COVID Heroes
IPL 2020, RCB vs SRH: Virat Kohli paid tributes to COVID heroes through RCB's #MyCovidHeroes initiative.© Virat Kohli/Twitter

Highlights

  • Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Yuzvendra Chahal thanked COVID heroes
  • The players changed their Twitter profile names as show of respect
  • RCB have launched a #MyCovidHeroes initiative for COVID frontline workers

Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and Yuzvendra Chahal changed their profile names on respective Twitter handles as a tribute to the “selfless frontline warriors” who have served various communities during the COVID-19 crisis. Part of Royal Challengers Bangalore's initiative #MyCovidHeroes, Kohli, De Villiers and Chahal changed their names on Twitter to Simranjeet Singh, Paritosh Pant and Dr Nayak hours before their first Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 match against SunRisers Hyderabad in Dubai. Their profile pictures too had these names of “My Covid Heroes” on the back of their RCB jerseys.

“These real challengers have made the country proud and inspired all of us to be more persistent and dedicated to our efforts to build a better tomorrow.

“I am truly proud to wear RCB's “My Covid Heroes” jersey as a sign of solidarity and gratitude to everyone who is right now going the extra mile to support the community at large. They have batted day and night and fought on the field, and I am honoured to call them my heroes.”

Simranjeet Singh, one of Kohli's COVID hero, is hearing impaired who raised donations for the people suffering in the pandemic. He along with his friends raised Rs. 98,000 for relief work.

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RCB play their first IPL 2020 match against SRH on Monday in Dubai.

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