12 Philanthropists - The most kind hearted cricketers

12. Irfan Pathan:

Irfan is doing charitable work ever since the formation of the Mahmood Pathan Charitable Trust in 2007. The left arm medium pacer has also decided to use all the finance he gets from the reality show ‘Jhalak Dikhlaja’ for the ‘Cricket Academy of Pathans’ – a joint foundation he runs with elder brother Yusuf. The academy is a self-funded project for the under-privileged children. It focuses on nutrition, psychology and physical developments of budding cricket aspirants. He is also the brand ambassador of UNICEF in their attempt to fight against gender discrimination and empower mentally challenged children with care, compassion and love to develop their maximum potential and rehabilitate them in the mainstream of our society. Irfan was also recently announced as the Brand ambassador of Yuva Unstoppable which works for the underprivileged.

Also Read – 14 Gentlemen of the game – Cricketers loved all over the Globe