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Kolkata Knight Riders donates to PM-CARES fund

By Saurabh Sharma April 02, 2020 • 20:45 PM View: 852

New Delhi, April 2: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will be contributing to the Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM-CARES) Fund that has been formed for combating the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement was made in a joint statement released by co-owner and Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan's group of companies with the other entities also making a slew of other contributions.

"Kolkata Knight Riders, the IPL franchise co-owned by Gauri Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla Mehta and Jay Mehta has committed to contributing to the PM Cares Fund," the statement said.

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