Dhawan took to Twitter on Sunday and posted a video pleading Indians to come forward and support the families of the martyrs.
CK Khanna appealed to CoA to sanction at least Rs 5 crore for the families of the Indian soldiers, martyred in the Pulwama terror attack.
Rest of India (RoI) tried but could not stop Vidarbha from retaining Irani Cup as the Faiz Fazal-led side won the title for the second time in a row by the first-innings lead at the in Nagpur on Saturday to cap off a yet another fantastic season. After Ajinkya Rahane-led RoI asked Vidarbha to chase...
Set a target of 280 on the final day, Vidarbha batted exceedingly well to reach 269/5 before finishing their innings with 11 runs adrift of the target
Irani Cup winners Vidarbha have donated their prize money to the families of the martyred CRPF jawans.
Needing 280 for an outright win, Vidarbha were 37 for one at close of play, still 243 runs shy of the target with nine wickets in hand.
Vihari also became the first batsman since Shikhar Dhawan in 2011 to score hundreds in each innings of the Irani Cup.
Spin caused problems for Vidarbha, with five of six wickets falling to the slow stuff.
The scheduling of the domestic calendar has come under harsh criticism with tournaments like the Irani Cup being played after the Ranji Trophy.
Akshay Wakhare and Aditya Sarwate scalped three wickets each to run through RoI's middle order.