New Delhi: Indian sportsperson on Thursday offered their prayers to the people of West Bengal and Odisha after the two states were ravaged by Super Cyclone Amphan on Wednesday. Scenes of large uprooted trees, damaged houses and flown off roofs were just the beginning when the cyclone made its appearance less that 24 hours back.
India cricket team skipper Virat Kohli led the way in asking God for its mercy as he took to social media and wrote: "My thoughts and prayers go out to everyone affected by #CycloneAmphan in Odisha and West Bengal. May god protect everyone out there and hope things get better soon. #PrayforWestBengal.
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My thoughts and prayers go out to everyone affected by #CycloneAmphan in Odisha and West Bengal. May God protect everyone out there and hope things get better soon. 🙏#PrayForWestBengal
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) May 21, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">My thoughts and prayers go out to everyone affected by #CycloneAmphan in Odisha and West Bengal. May God protect everyone out there and hope things get better soon. 🙏#PrayForWestBengal
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) May 21, 2020My thoughts and prayers go out to everyone affected by #CycloneAmphan in Odisha and West Bengal. May God protect everyone out there and hope things get better soon. 🙏#PrayForWestBengal
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) May 21, 2020
So far, 12 people have lost their lives and batsman K.L. Rahul offered his condolences to the families of the victims. His tweet read: Praying for everyone affected by #SuperCycloneAmphan. Condolences for the families of victims who lost their lives."
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Praying for everyone affected by #AmphanSuperCyclone
— K L Rahul (@klrahul11) May 21, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
Condolences to families of the victims who lost their lives. 🙏
">Praying for everyone affected by #AmphanSuperCyclone
— K L Rahul (@klrahul11) May 21, 2020
Condolences to families of the victims who lost their lives. 🙏Praying for everyone affected by #AmphanSuperCyclone
— K L Rahul (@klrahul11) May 21, 2020
Condolences to families of the victims who lost their lives. 🙏
Paralympian Deepa Malik urged everyone to stand together in these tough times and her post read: "#AmphanCyclone has left a trail of destruction in Bengal and Odisha. The aftermath pictures are heart-wrenching. My prayers are with all those affected by it. Let us stand by each other and rise again."
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#AmphanCyclon has left trail of destruction in Bengal and Odisha. The aftermath pictures are heart wrenching. My prayers are with all those affected by it. Let us stand by each other and rise again!
— Deepa Malik (@DeepaAthlete) May 21, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">#AmphanCyclon has left trail of destruction in Bengal and Odisha. The aftermath pictures are heart wrenching. My prayers are with all those affected by it. Let us stand by each other and rise again!
— Deepa Malik (@DeepaAthlete) May 21, 2020#AmphanCyclon has left trail of destruction in Bengal and Odisha. The aftermath pictures are heart wrenching. My prayers are with all those affected by it. Let us stand by each other and rise again!
— Deepa Malik (@DeepaAthlete) May 21, 2020
Cricketer Shikhar Dhawan prayed for everything to get back to normal and his tweet read: "Praying to god for the people of West Bengal and Odisha who have are affected by #CycloneAmphan. Hope it all gets fine soon, take care of each other and stay safe."
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Praying to God for the people of West Bengal and Odisha who are affected by #CycloneAmphan. Hope it all gets fine soon, take care of each other and stay safe 🙏
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) May 21, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">Praying to God for the people of West Bengal and Odisha who are affected by #CycloneAmphan. Hope it all gets fine soon, take care of each other and stay safe 🙏
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) May 21, 2020Praying to God for the people of West Bengal and Odisha who are affected by #CycloneAmphan. Hope it all gets fine soon, take care of each other and stay safe 🙏
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) May 21, 2020
All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja also prayed for the people of the two states and tweeted: "Praying for everyone's safety and well-being in West Bengal and Odisha. My condolences to the family members who lost their loved ones in this tragic time."
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Praying for everyone's safety and well being in West Bengal and Odisha. My condolences to the family members who lost their loved ones in this tragic time. 🙏
— Ravindrasinh jadeja (@imjadeja) May 21, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">Praying for everyone's safety and well being in West Bengal and Odisha. My condolences to the family members who lost their loved ones in this tragic time. 🙏
— Ravindrasinh jadeja (@imjadeja) May 21, 2020Praying for everyone's safety and well being in West Bengal and Odisha. My condolences to the family members who lost their loved ones in this tragic time. 🙏
— Ravindrasinh jadeja (@imjadeja) May 21, 2020