Sri Lanka national cricketer Kusal Mendis was seen distributing daily essentials around Central Colombo today, helping them survive the adversities caused by the island-wide curfew which is imposed as a measure to fight the Covid-19 global pandemic.
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The packs of dry rations and daily household needs were given away to 2 elder’s homes and 1 children’s orphanage in Maradana and Slave Island on request by the Sri Lanka Police Special Task Force.
The donations are a contribution of 9 present and former cricketers while Mendis took the forefront in getting the donations done appropriately. The cricketers who contributed for the noble cause are as follows,
- Mahela Jayawardene
- Avishka Fernando
- Sadeera Samarawickrama
- Kumar Sangakkara
- Angelo Mathews
- Chamara Kapugedera
- Dhammika Prasad
- Kusal Mendis
- Ron Chandraguptha