‘My best wishes to him and his team’: Sachin Tendulkar extends help to McGrath Foundation
Former Indian captain and batting legend Sachin Tendulkar prolonged his help to former Australian rival Glenn McGrath, a day earlier than the graduation of ‘Pink Test’ between Australia and India in Sydney. The master-blaster gifted an autographed India Test jersey to McGrath which might be auctioned by the ‘McGrath Foundation’. Taking it to Twitter, Tendulkar shared an image with the previous Australian pacer, with each holding the autographed jersey. “Happy to lend my support to @McGrathFdn’s noble efforts during the #PinkTest to help patients dealing with breast cancer. It was wonderful meeting Glenn McGrath after long. My best wishes to him, his team & especially the nurses who are the backbone of this initiative,” wrote Tendulkar whereas giving his greatest needs to Mcgrath.Here’s the tweet: Happy to lend my help to @McGrathFdn’s noble efforts throughout the #PinkTest to assist sufferers coping with breast most cancers.It was fantastic assembly Glenn McGrath after lengthy. My greatest needs to him, his workforce & particularly the nurses who’re the spine of this initiative.#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/hv40utCC3I— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) January 6, 2021 The Sydney Test on the New Year’s Eve is called ‘Pink Test’ because it majorly raises funds for the McGrath Foundation. It’s a breast most cancers charity fashioned by the previous Australia pacer in reminiscence of his late spouse Jane.In the lead-up to the long-lasting Pink Test, the McGrath Foundation referred to as on Australia to assist hold the ‘pink’ within the Pink Test by shopping for digital Pink Seats to assist elevate 1 million {dollars} to fund McGrath Breast Care Nurses. Australia, it is stumps on Day 1 and we have reached $666,943 with an enormous 33,347 digital Pink Seats bought! That’s funding for nearly 5 McGrath Breast Care Nurses!We cannot wait to see what Day 2 brings! An enormous thanks to everybody who has picked up their digital Pink Seats! pic.twitter.com/ZPBNZrqhqv— Mcgrathfdn (@McGrathFdn) January 7, 2021 McGrath has requested individuals from throughout Australia to indicate their help for individuals with breast most cancers by shopping for digital Pink Seats.“The Pink Test has become a national phenomenon and we always look forward to seeing people pinking up with our bandanas to help bathe the SCG in pink as a symbolic show of support for those experiencing breast cancer and raising much-needed funds for the McGrath Foundation. But the reality is the Pink Test will look a little bit different this year. There will be less people in the crowd and sadly, we won’t have our much-loved volunteers on the ground collecting donations,” McGrath stated in an announcement. Recognised as one of many greatest charitable sporting occasions on the planet over the past 13 years, the Pink Test partnership between the McGrath Foundation, Cricket Australia and the SCG Trust symbolises the very best within the sport coming collectively to make a distinction to these residing with breast most cancers.In the third India vs Australia third Test, Steve Smith regarded harmful and his understudy Marnus Labuschagne struck an unbeaten half-century because the hosts reached 166 for 2 on a rain-marred opening day of the third Test right here. This was after debutant Will Pucovski, driving on some luck, made 62 on debut to interrupt the shackles for the under-fire facet.(With Agency Inputs)
