Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will contribute Rs 51 crore to PM-CARES Fund. In a release, BCCI President Sourav Ganguly said, this will strengthen the nation's disaster management capacities and encourage research to combat COVID-19.

BCCI President also Sourav Ganguly said COVID-19 is first and foremost public health emergency and the BCCI has a firm resolve that the nation gets all possible help to cope with the testing times.

In a tweet, BCCI said,

NEWS : BCCI to contribute INR 51 crores to Prime Minister @narendramodi ji's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund More details here - https://t.co/kw1yVhOO5o pic.twitter.com/RJO2br2BAo — BCCI (@BCCI) March 28, 2020

BCCI's affiliated units have also contributed in this donation.