Not just Indians, Sri Lankan cricketers are also contributing for Chennai flood relief. While veteran spinner Muralidharan announced 1 Crore, other retired Sri Lankan cricketer Sangakkara offered 65 lakh donation. Indian One Day cricket team captain MS Dhoni has announced Rs 75 lakhs donation. Chennai players Ravichandran Ashwin and Murali Vijay said they have been pained by the loss of life in the disaster and will try to help the affected after the series against South Africa.
Ashwin and Vijay are part of the Indian team which is currently playing the fourth and final Test against South Africa here. Over 200 people have lost their lives and the city of Chennai has been left paralyzed by the floods resulting from heavy downpours in the past few weeks. We know that, Dhoni was captain of suspended IPL Team Chennai Super Kings. Other cricketers are also expected to announce their donations after the ongoing test series.
Meanwhile, India already won the test series and is in a good position to win the last test. If India wins this match, then it will take second place in ICC test rankings.