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Virat Kohli is India’s reigning cricket God. He has proved himself to be a successful batman and captain, especially during the IPL 2016. He is an inspiration to the aspiring young cricketers from India. Kohli is the darling of several prominent brands and has an exciting advertising career happening. Beloved by the critics and Adored by the fans, Virat has managed to keep a firm head on his shoulders.
While he displays aggression befitting a gladiator on field, off the field he is showing a passion for helping the underprivileged kids. He is using the visibility and the influence of his position to draw attention and find solutions to the plight of these needy kids.
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Virat joined hands with Smile Foundation and hosted Charity Dinner on 04 June 2016.
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In the star studded event many autographed memorabilia donated by Kohli and his teammates were auctioned.
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Virat Kohli’s bat was auctioned for a whopping 11.5 lakhs. The proceeds from the event were donated for the cause of empowerment of underprivileged children and youth.
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Virat Kohli Foundation joined hands with Abhishek Bachchan’s All Stars Football Club and arranged a charity football match between Bollywood stars and cricketers on 3 June 2016. The money raised was donated for the relief of drought victims.
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He has also made personal and financial gestures towards other social endeavours. In April, the cricketer visited the Abhalmaya old age home in Mumbai in the midst of the hectic IPL season. He interacted with the residents and brought them much cheer. He even donated his earnings from an IPL match to the charity. His foundation has joined hands with ABIL Foundation to extend financial support to this old age home till the end of 2016
Virat has proved himself to be a hero off the field also.May the actions of Virat Kohli inspire his fans and fellow public figures to get involved in betterment of the society.
