Gautam Gambhir is a hero on the cricket field. He has, on more than one occasion, come to the rescue of the Indian cricket team. Not only that, Gambhir has led the IPL-side Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) from the front helping the team lift the trophy twice.
Gautam Gambhir leads the KKR team in IPL.
Gambhir is also a man who is avowedly patriotic and believes in not mincing words on political and social issues concerning the nation.
This time, the cricketer is being praised for a very noble deed. It concerns this little girl.
She is Zohra, the 5-year-old daughter of ASI Abdul Rasheed of the J&K police who attained martyrdom on August 28 in an encounter with terrorists in Anantnag.
People were deeply moved by the photograph.
Heartbreaking. Daughter of martyr J&K Police officer Abdul Rashid, weeps during wreath laying ceremony at District Police Lines in Srinagar. pic.twitter.com/grUzegwvAk
— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) August 28, 2017
How do you write about pain & suffering of our children, here daughter of slain police officer Abdul Rashid during his wreath laying cer. pic.twitter.com/O25hamoYPW
— Sameer Yasir (@sameeryasir) August 28, 2017
Zohra, daughter of sub-inspector Abdul Rashid Shah, crying at her father’s funeral! Where are the separatists now? pic.twitter.com/F8fDCwC9Wi
— JK Views (@JKviews) August 29, 2017
There is no doubt that Gambhir, too, must have felt touched by the photograph. Today, he posted this:
Zohra,I can’t put u 2 sleep wid a lullaby but I’ll help u 2 wake up 2 live ur dreams. Will support ur education 4 lifetime #daughterofIndia pic.twitter.com/XKINUKLD6x
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) September 5, 2017
Gambhir announced that he will take all responsibility of Zohra’s education for life.
This is not the first time that Gambhir has made such an announcement. In April this year, he had announced that Gautam Gambhir Foundation will finance the education of the children of 25 CRPF jawans killed in a Naxal terror attack in Sukma, Chhattisgarh.
No wonder Twitterati is praising Gambhir for his noble gesture.
GG you are such an inspiration! We will also be a part of your cause! watever is possible!
— Sangeeta Sharma
(@Musica_speaks) September 5, 2017
(@Musica_speaks) Big salute to U Champ..
A huge inspiration for d nation..
I m happy dt as a cricketer U represent our country…N made whole nation proud..— Gautian Pallavi
(@mspallaviyadav) September 5, 2017
(@mspallaviyadav) Hats of to you Paa ji. More power to you.
— Aditya Chaudhary (@hrypr) September 5, 2017
Hats of to you Paa ji. More power to you.
— Aditya Chaudhary (@hrypr) September 5, 2017
The greatest innings you play is often off the field.
https://t.co/J3Dp7hkxAS
— Subhashish Dhar (@subhashish06) September 5, 2017
Hats off gauti.so far we have seen ur agreession on the field. But now you’re showing the same on helping the others
— ChandraSekhar (@chandu_vcs) September 5, 2017
Salute to your spirit as well, always ahead in good cause #Respect
— Mr. Teotia (@Vipin_Teots) September 5, 2017
Thank you @GautamGambhir for supporting Zohra’s education. Our heartfelt gratitude pic.twitter.com/hYom8jeGmt
— Roots In Kashmir (@RootsInKashmir) September 5, 2017
Time and again, Gambhir has been vociferous in his support for the armed forces and the Indian cricket team.
In June this year, he was praised for his strong response to Kashmiris who celebrated Pakistan’s victory over India in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy.
He was one of the few celebrities to strongly condemn the attack on CRPF jawans by local Kashmiri boys in Budgam in April. And when journalist Sagarika Ghose tried to troll him for that comment, Twitterati came out in Gambhir’s support.