Indian batsman, Rohit Sharma’s signature will be present in the certificates which will be given away to the blood donors at the Cricket Association of Bengal’s 90th Foundation Day on Sunday.
Dedicated to the memory of Sir Frank Worrell, the blood donation camp is being organised for the 40th year in succession as the donors will be handed over badges and certificates of honour signed by the swashbuckling batsman.
Former Indian players and legend of the game Rahul Dravid, Yuvraj Singh and VVS Laxman also signed the certificates. The CAB will also hold an exhibition match between CAB President’s XI and Chairman Board of Trustees XI as part of their Foundation Day programme.
Since 1981, the CAB has been observing its foundation day on February 3, organising a blood donation camp dedicated to Worrell in remembrance of the incident at the Barbados Test.
It all started when Indian skipper Nari Contractor was hit by a Charlie Griffith bouncer in 1962. Inspired by Worrell, who came forward to give blood, the Indian and West Indies cricketers also donated blood for the seriously injured Contractor.
Meanwhile, Rohit is passing a tremendous time in New Zealand as India have already won the T20I series 3-0 with two matches still to go. In the last game, the visitors clinched a nail-biting thriller as the match went down to the wire. Rohit’s back to back sixes in the super over helped India secure the series in an emphatic fashion.
Rohit played a crisp knock of 65 a brilliant unbeaten 15 (including two sixes) in the Super Over to further raise his stock as one of the finest white-ball batters of all time. However, the vice-captain has been rested for the fourth T20I and he is likely to not play the final game as well.
After the end of the T20I series, India will also play three ODIs and two Tests against the hosts New Zealand.
