Sri Lankan spinner Maheesh Theekshana has helped his country fight against the ongoing economic crisis. Read the key highlights below.
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KEY HIGHLIGHTS:
- Maheesh Theekshana has helped out his country's fight against the ongoing economic crisis
- Theekshana helped donate vital medical supplies to a hospital
- Sri Lanka is suffering from their worst economic crisis in seven decades
Maheesh Theekshana won the hearts of cricket fans with a noble gesture in his home country. Meanwhile, Theekshana with the help of his IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings (CSK) helped donate vital medical supplies to a hospital in Colombo.
Maheesh Theekshana has donated Tissue vault, cell and freezing bags to Human heart value and tissue bank at Lady Ridgeway hospital for children today. Glad you have decided to allocate part of your IPL earnings to this. It's a generous gesture indeed š #children @maheesht61 š pic.twitter.com/GOGQLam2vG
ā Amila Kalugalage (@akalugalage) June 27, 2022
The 21-year donated tissue vault, cell, and freezing bags to the Human Heart Valve and Tissue Bank at the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children in Colombo. However, the center is Sri Lanka's first Heart Valve and was funded by the Rotary foundation in 2017.
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According to a report by News9, Theekshana also donated a part of his earnings from the IPL 2022. Moreover, he helped Sri Lanka to fight the economic crisis and took the help of his IPL franchise to take medicines from India to Sri Lanka.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) has signed Theekshana at the IPL 2022 mega auction for Rs. 70 Lakhs. Theekshana has impressed in his debut season in the richest T20 League with a tally of 12 wickets in 9 matches.