England Test captain Joe Root on Wednesday condoled the demise of centenarian Captain Tom Moore, who captured the world’s interest in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic with his fundraising efforts. Captain Tom Moore passed away on Tuesday after suffering briefly due to COVID-19.
The news of his demise was announced on his Twitter account. “Really sad news, had the pleasure of getting a chance to speak to him at the start of the last year. I am sure his family would be extremely proud of the legacy he has left behind. Someone gave the nation a chance to smile about in these dark times,” Joe Root said in a video shared by England Cricket Board (ECB) after a practice session in Chennai.
#England Men's Test Captain Joe Root (@root66) pays tribute to the inspirational war veteran and fundraising hero Captain Sir #TomMoore, who died aged 100 after being admitted to hospital with #coronavirus. pic.twitter.com/xnC3qHImbK
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England are getting ready to play India in the first of the four Tests in Chennai from Friday (February 5).
“All the great things he did for the National Health Services (NHS), on behalf of the whole cricket team, I would like to send thoughts to him and his family,” Root added.
“He spoke very fondly about the game of cricket throughout his life. From the whole cricket community, he will be sadly missed,” the England skipper said.
Captain Tom Moore was admitted to the hospital after testing positive for COVID-19, his daughter Hannah Ingram-Moore, said on Twitter on January 31.
According to Al Jazeera, the British World War II veteran caught the public’s eye when he was filmed doing laps with the help of a walking frame around his garden in the village of Marston Moretaine, north London just before his 100th birthday. He aimed to raise 1,000 British Pounds but ended up raising 30 million British Pounds ($41 million approx.) for the NHS, breaking two Guinness World Records, and he also received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth. He even wrote an autobiography and helped to set up a charity.
(With ANI inputs)
