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IPL 2021: RCB to wear blue jersey in support of frontline workers on September 20

The
announcement
of
sporting
the
special
jersey
was
made
on
RCB’s
official
Twitter
account
on
Tuesday
(September
14)
as
the
franchise
look
to
pay
tribute
to
the
COVID-19
heroes
and
frontline
workers.

“RCB
to
wear
Blue
Jersey
v
KKR
on
20th.
We
at
RCB
are
honoured
to
sport
the
Blue
kit,
which
resembles
the
colour
of
the
PPE
kits
of
the
frontline
warriors,
to
pay
tribute
to
their
invaluable
service
while
leading
the
fight
against
the
Covid
pandemic,”
RCB
posted
on
Twitter.

Earlier
this
year,
RCB
skipper
Virat
Kohli
had
announced
the
franchise
will
be
making
a
financial
contribution
to
help
the
healthcare
infrastructure
related
to
Oxygen
support
in
Bengaluru
and
other
cities
of
the
country.

“RCB
has
identified
key
areas
where
much
needed
help
is
required
immediately
in
healthcare
infrastructure
related
to
Oxygen
support
in
Bangalore
and
other
cities,
and
will
be
making
a
financial
contribution
towards
this,”
said
Kohli
in
a
video
posted
on
RCB’s
Twitter
back
in
May
when
the
season
was
suspended
in
the
wake
of
COVID-19
pandemic.

IPL 2021: RCB to sport blue jersey as tribute to front line heroes, to donate for oxygen supportIPL
2021:
RCB
to
sport
blue
jersey
as
tribute
to
front
line
heroes,
to
donate
for
oxygen
support

RCB
had
joined
hands
with
the
Give
India
Foundation
to
provide
around
100
units
of
oxygen
concentrators
to
extend
support
in
Bangalore,
and
other
cities.

Since
the
start
of
the
pandemic
last
year,
RCB’s
parent
company,
Diageo
India
has
manufactured
and
distributed
3
lakh
litres
of
sanitisers
and
committed
75
Crores
INR
towards
the
programme
to
support
the
Indian
hospitality
sector.

IPL
2021,
which
was
postponed
in
May
this
year
due
to
the
COVID-19
pandemic,
will
resume
on
September
19
in
Dubai
with
a
blockbuster
clash
between
Chennai
Super
Kings
and
defending
champions
Mumbai
Indians.

The
action
will
then
shift
to
Abu
Dhabi
where
RCB
will
face
KKR
and
that
is
when
Kohli
and
co
will
sport
the
special
blue
jersey
to
show
their
support
for
the
frontline
workers.

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