NATIONAL NEWS - Standard Bank Proteas captain, Faf du Plessis, and his Indian counterpart, Virat Kohli, donated R100 000 to the Cape Town Water Crisis on behalf of both teams.

The cheque was handed over to the Gift of the Givers at the last KFCT20 International at PPC Newlands on Sunday.

Gift of the Givers will use the donation to drill boreholes as well as supply bottled water to organizations in desperate need.

“Both teams had first-hand experience of the Water Crisis in Cape Town and having chatted to Virat, we decided to get our teams to sign some jerseys which we auctioned off with the funds raised going to assist the Cape Town Water Crisis,” explained Du Plessis.

“We also wanted to create awareness and hope that other organisations and sports codes follow in our direction,” added Du Plessis.

Kohli stressed the importance of getting involved in this campaign.

“Cape Town is one of the most beautiful cities in the world and whenever we visit and play at Newlands, we are treated extremely well by the local people. By creating awareness to the drought, we are playing our part in highlighting the drought so people can see the seriousness of what’s taking place in the Mother City,” commented Kohli.

Gift of the Givers Chairman, Dr Imtiaz Sooliman, says the donation will be put to good use.

Read more on the Caxton publication, The Citizen.