Kings XI Punjab donate Rs 25 lakh to families of five CRPF soldiers killed in Pulwama attack

The cheques were given to kin of five CRPF jawans hailing from Punjab and Himachal Pradesh, who lost their lives in the deadly terror attack on CRPF convoy in Pulwama.

The Kings XI Punjab donated Rs five lakh each to families of five CRPF soldiers killed in the Pulwama terror attack in February.

Kings XI Punjab IPL cricket team members during practice session at IS Bindra Cricket Stadium in Mohali. (HT Photo)

The cheques were given to kin of five CRPF jawans hailing from Punjab and Himachal Pradesh, who lost their lives in the deadly terror attack on CRPF convoy in Pulwama, J&K last month, which left 40 personnel from the force dead.

Cheques were distributed among family members of Jaimal Singh, Sukhjinder Singh, Maninder Singh, Kulwinder Singh and Tilak Raj.

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Kings XI captain Ravichandran Ashwin, DIG CRPF V K Kaundal were present at the event.

Ravichandran Ashwin earlier said that he believes the cricketers will have to themselves keep a check on their workload during the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), starting March 23.

With just a three-week gap between the IPL final and the start of the 2019 World Cup, plenty of talks have been going on regarding the workload of Indian players.

However, the Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) skipper reminded the cricketers that franchises have invested a lot on them and will expect them to perform so, the onus will be on the players to strike a balance.