Kohli, Rohit, Sania Join Deluge Of Stars In Online Concert To Raise Funds For COVID-19 Battle

Besides Kohli, the likes of India limited overs vice-captain Rohit Sharma and tennis sensation Sania Mirza also took part in the concert on Sunday.

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New Delhi: Sportsmen and artists may not be honing their craft publically to enamour and appeal to their target audiences, fans or spectators amid the COVID-19 lockdown but that has not dettered their spirits to entertain their fans behind the scenes from their respective homes to raise funds against the Coronavirus battle. In yet another example of the sports and music fraternity standing rocksolid in the nation's pursuit to fight the COVID-19 battle, India cricket skipper and global icon Kohli has shared a message on his Twitter handle in support of #IForIndia, the concert for our times, where actors, musicians, singers, sportspersons and business leaders entertained from their homes in a bid to help the COVID-19 pandemic cause. The 100 per cent of proceeds from this online concert go to the India COVID Response Fund set up by GiveIndia, a donation platform. "Two weeks ago, we started work on India's biggest concert. To entertain people who are locked-down at home. To pay tribute to those who work on the frontlines while we work from home. And to raise funds for those who have no work and no home," a message from #IForIndia, the concert for our times, said. Besides Kohli, the likes of India limited overs vice-captain Rohit Sharma and tennis sensation Sania Mirza also took part in the concert on Sunday. Kohli's actress wife Anushka was among the deluge of actors and musicians who took part in the concert including Shah Rukh Khan, AR Rahman, Ustad Zakir Hussain, Aamir Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Alia Bhatt, Ayushmann Khurrana, Bryan Adams, Gulzar, Nick Jonas, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Ranveer Singh, Shreya Ghoshal, Sonu Nigam, Sophie Turner, Zoya Akhtar and Vidya Balan among others.