Virat Kohli's beautiful gesture for The McGrath Foundation
Virat Kohli has produced a wonderful gesture to raise awareness for breast cancer at the ‘Pink Test’ at the SCG.
Fans and commentators wear pink during the Sydney Test each year to show support for those experiencing breast cancer and to raise funds for The McGrath Foundation.
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Glenn McGrath presents the players with special pink baggy greens before the match, but the players don’t usually get to wear much pink during the match.
But when Kohli walked out to bat at the SCG on Thursday, he showed his class by donning pink on his gloves, pads and shoes, while wielding a specially-made bat with pink stickers.
Kohli goes Pink! #INDvAUS #pinktest pic.twitter.com/JA7B2gScHT
— xfiles (@xfiles_s) January 3, 2019
Sydney Pink Test is back! It’s time to pink up.
Great to see @imVkohli supporting #McGrathFoundatios for Pink Test.
Love to see Indian skipper Virat Kohli added a dash of pink to his Bat Grip, MRF stickers and Gloves! #AUSvIND #PinkTest #SydneyTest @glennmcgrath11 pic.twitter.com/jONwFJKN9p— Taral (@Taral_Khasiya) January 3, 2019
The wonderful gesture was applauded by McGrath, who was in commentary for Channel 7 at the time.
Lots of respect for @imVkohli supporting the @McGrathFdn with pink stickers on bat and pink on his batting gloves.👍🏽 #AUSvIND #PinkTest
— Jason Gillespie 🌱🌈 (@dizzy259) January 3, 2019
Virat Kohli is in with pink bat grip and ping gloves, supporting McGrath Foundation in this Pink Test.
While the colors are different, the skipper got off the mark with that typical, old cover drive. #INDvsAUS #SCG
— Suraj Shukla (@suraj_writes) January 3, 2019
Virat Kohli with pink lettering and grip on his MRF bat , and pink gloves too. For the pink test #Viratkohli#AUSvIND
— VIRAT KOHLI FANGIRL 💕❤💞😘 (@prakathi_ram) January 3, 2019
Virat Kohli going all pink with his bat, grip and gloves #Respect #pinktest #AUSvIND
— Knight Watchman (@knightwatchman_) January 3, 2019
All credit to Virat Kohli by putting PINK MRF sponsor on his bat & PINK batting grip for the PINK TEST (McGrath Foundation) 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻#AUSvIND
— 🏁DAVID🏁 (@turtlemagpies) January 3, 2019
Good gesture by Kohli with a PINK rubber grip on bat and Pink gloves 😊
— Peter Jole (Punit) (@peter_jole) January 3, 2019
Kohli sporting a Pink grip and a pink gloves for the cancer awareness! Amazing gesture by the star who has a mega fan base around the globe. #AUSvsIND #AUSvIND
— Sai Harish (@saiharishcool) January 3, 2019
McGrath’s message to women watching Pink Test
McGrath earlier said he hopes women watching the Pink Test this week will check themselves for breast cancer during the match and seek help if they find anything unusual.
McGrath wants women attending the cricket to focus on their own health for a few minutes at least.
“There are plenty of stories where women watching the Test, they have sort of checked themselves or noticed something not quite normal, and gone and got themselves checked out and found out they had breast cancer but it was still in the early stages,” the former paceman told AAP.
McGrath said women – and men too – should “get to know your bodies and if you do see a change or think there’s something there go and get it checked out”.
His wife Jane’s battle with breast and bone cancer led to the formation of the McGrath Foundation. Jane died in 2008 aged 42.
The next generation of the foundation could include the couple’s teenage children – Holly and James – and his daughter Madison with second wife Sara Leonardi-McGrath.
“You never know, there’s that opportunity to play some sort of role moving forward. They’re always involved in the Sydney Test every year; it’s something that they’re proud of and I think it’s a great legacy that their mum has left for them too,” McGrath said.
The McGrath Foundation hopes to raise more than $2 million this year towards breast care nurses.
Research from the foundation shows there will be a shortfall of more than 100 of the specialist nurses in 2019.
with AAP
