Virender Sehwag's Heartwarming Gesture For Children Of Odisha Train Tragedy Victims

06.06.2023 - 17:05 sports.ndtv.com

Former Indian cricket team opener Virender Sehwag took to social media to offer his condolences to the victims of the Odisha train tragedy and he even announced that his school will be offering free education and boarding facility to children who lost parents in the accident.

He posted a picture of the accident with the caption – “This image will haunt us for a long time. In this hour of grief, the least I can do is to take care of education of children of those who lost their life in this tragic accident.

I offer such children free education at Sehwag International School's boarding facility”. This image will haunt us for a long time.In this hour of grief, the least I can do is to take care of education of children of those who lost their life in this tragic accident.

I offer such children free education at Sehwag International School's boarding facility pic.twitter.com/b9DAuWEoTy Former India captain Virat Kohli and Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra, among several other sportspersons, expressed their anguish over the devastating train accident in Odisha's Balasore district, that has killed at least 238 people and injured more than 900.

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Om Raut's directorial film Adipurush has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons, ever-since it's teaser was launched. The film which stars Prabhas, Kriti Sanon, and Saif Ali Khan in the lead roles, is a dramatic retelling of the Ramayana. The movie has been widely criticised by many religious groups, viewers and movie critics for it's VFX, depiction of the characters as well as dialogues. Amid all the backlash, film Adipurush has got another critic in the form of former India batter Virender Sehwag, who also expressed his disappointment.

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"Tragedy That Virat Kohli Isn't Test Captain...": Bollywood Star's Scathing Take On WTC Final

India were completely outplayed by Australia on Day 1 of the World Test Championship (WTC) Final at the Oval with the Rohit Sharma-led side taking just three wickets after conceding more than 300 runs in the much-anticipated clash. Several experts were not happy with the lack of intensity from Indian cricketers and even questioned the decision to not play Ravichandran Ashwin. Bollywood star Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor took to social media to express his feelings about the day's play and he lamented the fact that Virat Kohli is no longer the captain of the Indian cricket team.