After Kohli, Tendulkar Changes Twitter DP to Honour Maharashtra Police Amid COVID-19 Crisis

Taking to Twitter, Sachin changed his Twitter display picture with state police logo and wrote: "A big THANK YOU to the Maharashtra Police & the Police Forces across India who have been tirelessly working 24/7 to keep us safe."

Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday joined skipper Virat Kohli and former Test cricketer Zaheer Khan in thanking the Maharashtra Police for their unrelenting efforts to fight the spread of COVID-19 pandemic across the state and nation.

Taking to Twitter the veteran batsman changed his Twitter display picture with state police logo and wrote: "A big THANK YOU to the Maharashtra Police & the Police Forces across India who have been tirelessly working 24/7 to keep us safe."

A big THANK YOU to the Maharashtra Police & the Police Forces across India who have been tirelessly working 24/7 to keep us safe. Jai Hind 🇮🇳

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) May 10, 2020

Earlier, Kohli and Khan also changed their Twitter display pictures with Maharashtra Police logo to pay their respect to the corona frontline workers.

786 personnel from the Maharashtra Police have tested positive for COVID-19 so far, according to the department on Sunday.

According to a release issued by the Maharashtra Police, the total COVID-19 cases include 88 officers and 698 other personnel. Out of these, 13 officers and 63 other ranks have recovered from the infection so far.

The active number of COVID-19 cases amongst Maharashtra Police stood at 703, with seven deaths due to the infection so far.