Winner and runners-up teams also donated their winning amount to the girl
Surat: A 29-year-old marginal farmer died in a road accident in the first week of February, tragically leaving behind his young widow to fend for herself and their 3-year-old daughter.
However, the community rallied around the little girl, Hena Patel of Nana Thakkarvada village in Valsad district, and decided to do something to secure her future. They started collecting donations and organized a three-day cricket tournament named Patidar Premier League in Kalvada village.
“Our friend Ronak Patel is survived by his wife and a three-year-old daughter. We decided to do something for his daughter s future and floated the idea of a cricket tournament to collect donations from people and the non-resident Gujaratis, who are native of Valsad villages. We received an overwhelming response and Jayesh Patel, an NRI, a native of Kalvada village, especially came down to Valsad to sponsor the tournament,” said Trush