Yuvraj Singh sends COVID-19 beds and medical equipment to Himachal Pradesh
Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has continued his COVID-19 relief work by sending critical care beds and medical equipment to rural parts of Himachal Pradesh.
The World Cup winner, who runs a foundation called YouWeCan which works with cancer patients, sent fresh sets of medical supplies to Theog and Rohru in Himachal.
Yuvraj Singh took to Twitter to share a couple of pictures of the same. He captioned the image:
"Trucks with COVID critical care beds and medical equipment left from Delhi for Theog and Rohru in Himachal Pradesh last evening. Support our exciting journey to change healthcare for India!"
The second wave of the coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc in India. The death rate has been extremely high, with people struggling to avail beds and oxygen.
YouWeCan had also launched the Mission1000Beds initiative on June 1.
Run by Yuvraj Singh, it aims to set up '1000 COVID-19 Critical Care Beds having 50% BiPAP enabled, 10% ventilator-enabled beds and other essential equipment for critical care of COVID-19 patients'.
I was expecting to captain India at the 2007 World T20 ahead of MS Dhoni: Yuvraj Singh
On June 10 (Thursday), the southpaw made some startling revelations, saying he was expecting to be named India's captain for the inaugural T20 World Cup in 2007.
Under the leadership of MS Dhoni, the Men in Blue won the inaugural edition of the 2007 World T20 in South Africa. Dhoni went on to become India's most successful skipper across formats.
"So, basically, India had lost the 50-over World Cup, right? I mean there was quite a turmoil in Indian cricket and then there was a two-month tour of England and there was also a month tour in between with South Africa and Ireland. And then there was a month of T20 World Cup so there were like four months away from home. So probably the seniors thought that they need a break and obviously, nobody took the T20 World Cup seriously. I was expecting to captain India in the T20 World Cup and then it was announced MS Dhoni will be the captain," Yuvraj Singh said on the 22 Yarns podcast.