ICC Chairman Jay Shah launches new initiative ‘Donate Organs, Save Lives’ ahead of final ODI in Ahmedabad

International Cricket Council (ICC) chairman Jay Shah put out a tweet on Monday regarding the initiative that is set to be launched. As per Mr. Shah’s announcement the new initiative called ‘Donate Organs, Save Lives’ will be launched on Wednesday 12th February in Ahmedabad. The venue is set to host the final ODI between India and England. 

The tweet by Mr. Shah read, “On the occasion of the 3rd ODI between India and England in Ahmedabad on February 12th, we are proud to launch an awareness initiative – ‘Donate Organs, Save Lives.’ Sport has the power to inspire, unite, and create a lasting impact beyond the field.”

On the occasion of the 3rd ODI between India and England in Ahmedabad on February 12th, we are proud to launch an awareness initiative - "Donate Organs, Save Lives."

Sport has the power to inspire, unite, and create lasting impact beyond the field. Through this initiative, we…

— Jay Shah (@JayShah) February 10, 2025

The tweet by ICC’s Chairman went onto read, “Through this initiative, we urge everyone to take a step towards giving the greatest gift of all – the gift of life. One pledge, one decision, can save multiple lives. Let’s come together and make a difference.”

England skipper lauds Rohit Sharma’s masterful innings 

Jos Buttler was in full praise of Indian skipper Rohit Sharma after the 37-year-old scored his 32nd ODI ton on Sunday. India’s skipper scored 119 runs and helped India take 2-0 lead in the series with a four wicket win in Cuttack. 

Speaking to the media after the game, Buttler said, “It's probably a nice reminder for all of us that if someone of Rohit's calibre can be under pressure, we should be a bit easier on ourselves. He's been a great player for such a long period of time and top players generally come up with the goods and he obviously did that today."

Buttler also added, “Any time you're playing against great players and they're playing an innings like that, I'm sure players on both sides will be watching and learning. He played a brilliant innings and (displayed) how he can go up and down the gears and absorb pressure, put a lot of pressure back on the opponent."

While speaking about his own team’s batting, Buttler said, “We, again, started really well. I thought Duckett and Salt played the powerplay brilliantly and got in some nice positions. We just needed one or two of us to sort of really kick on and play a real innings of note and maybe push our score up to 330-350 kind of territory.”