6 Cricketers batting for a cause

#2 Steve Waugh

Steve Waugh does a lot of charity in India and calls it his ‘second home’

To draw a comparison between one humanitarian and another may appear partisan, but it is inescapable to not single out former Australian skipper Steve Waugh when it comes to societal welfare.

His efforts to help raise funds for rehabilitating leprosy patients’ children of Udayan, in Kolkata is nothing short of remarkable because it for the cause of children who are thousands of miles away from his own country.

In the year 2009, Waugh also introduced the India chapter of the Steve Waugh Foundation, the aim of which is to improve the lives of children suffering from rare diseases. Waugh seemed to have been inspired by Mother Teresa in his philanthropic side.

“India gave me this life-changing moment when I met Mother Teresa in Kolkata. Mother Teresa was a catalyst,” Waugh said at the inauguration in Kolkata. His visits to India, especially Kolkata, are frequent and he calls the country his second home.