COVID19: Du Plessis auctions his Jersey and bat to feed the needy

South African cricketer Faf Du Plessis will be auctioning his shirt and his bat and the whole money will be going to the charity.

He was nominated by his former teammate and friend AB de Villiers.

Du Plessis has donated the items — a new IXU bat and his pink ODI jersey which has his name and number (18) inscribed on the back — after being nominated by his former teammate AB de Villiers.

“As you all know the Covid – 19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on a lot of people, and we’re experiencing these effects first hand in South Africa,” Du Plessis posted the message on his Instagram page with pictures of both the items.

“I’ve accepted the @allin_africa challenge after being nominated by @siya_kolisi_the_bear and @abdevilliers17. I’ve donated one of my almost new IXU bats and my Pink ODI shirt from the 2016 Pink ODI against England that will be auctioned on All in Africa’s website.

“All of the proceeds of the auction will go towards a project I’ve launched with the Hillsong Africa Foundation. The goal of the project is to raise R500 000 that will be used to feed vulnerable children from local communities. Every donation will go a long way in helping these children’.

Earlier, Du Plessis and his family helped out more than 35,000 kids by providing food and other essentials.