12 Philanthropists - The most kind hearted cricketers

12 Philanthropists – The most kind hearted cricketers: Cricket is not called the gentleman’s game for nothing. A professional career should be made up of two phases: the first should go in accumulating wealth, and the second to use that wealth for charitable purposes. It is perhaps the second phase that makes life worthwhile. The world will see far lesser misery if those blessed with abundance of wealth and power were to work to uplift the status of the needy. When we see only one side of the cricketers on the field which is aggressive and intense we miss out on their off field social service.

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1. Sir Ian Botham:

The England all-rounder has pushed his body to the limits to support charitable causes with a total of 12 long-distance charity walks. His charitable efforts include a visit to hospital to treat a broken toe when he mistakenly entered into a children’s ward. He was shaken to hear that some of the children had just days to live. Since then, he has raised more than £12 million for charity, with Leukemia Research among the principal beneficiaries. In 2003 he became the first-ever President of Leukemia Research, UK’s leading blood cancer charity. His sustained charitable efforts, along with his cricketing achievements, earned him a knighthood in 2007 from Queen Elizabeth II.

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