Team India cricketer KL Rahul and his wife actress Athiya Shetty have started a charity venture. This charity venture has been named ‘Cricket for a Cause’. Both of them have started this venture to raise funds for Vipla Foundation. Along with Athiya and Rahul, many famous people from the cricket world have joined this venture.

This list includes the names of players like Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Rahul Dravid, Rohit Sharma, Jaspreet Bumrah, Shreyas Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Ravindra Jadeja. Apart from these, the names of international players like Jos Buttler, Quinton de Kock, Marcus Stoinis and Nicholas Pooran are also included.

Under this venture, Rahul and Athiya have organized a special cricket auction. In this, these players will donate their favorite things and raise funds for the foundation. They will give all the money received in that auction to Vipla Foundation

Athiya Shetty’s grandmother started the Vipla Foundation

Athiya said about this venture- Vipla Foundation has been an important part of my childhood. I have spent many days after school teaching children and spending time with them. Through this auction, I hope to carry forward the legacy of my grandmother. Nani started Vipla Foundation for needy children.

KL Rahul said- My first tour to school was very emotional. The children motivated me to start this venture, of which Athiya’s family has been a part. When I contacted people from the cricket world for this, they came forward to contribute to this great work.

Talking about KL Rahul, this star cricketer of Team India is currently a part of the ODI series being played on the Sri Lanka tour. Rahul was away from Team India after the ODI World Cup 2023, but he has returned to the Indian team again for this series.