COVID-19: My Team 11 donates Rs 5 lakh to the PM Cares Fund

Jaipur, April 3 (IANS) Fantasy sports platform My Team 11 announced on Friday that it has donated a sum of Rs 5 lakh to the Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM-CARES) Fund in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak in the country."These are testing times for the country and being a socially responsible organisation it was important for us to do our bit in supporting the fellow citizens," Sanjit Sihag, COO and co-founder of My Team 11 said. "During these times it is necessary for us to stay together and stay positive. I am hopeful that the situation normalises at the earliest and we can all go back to our regular lives."A number of sports personalities and teams have announced their contributions towards the PM-CARES FUND. On Thursday, former Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Kolkata Knight Riders announced that they will be contributing a sum to the fund. The Board of Control for Cricket in India also announced that it will be contributing a sum of Rs 51 crore to the fund. "The BCCI will contribute to Hon'ble Prime Minister's initiative which is a dedicated national fund (PM-CARES Fund) with the primary objective of dealing with emergency or distress situations," it said in its statement.
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