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Xtra Time Web Desk : Star Team India batter K.L Rahul’s recent gesture off the field is winning hearts on social media. Rahul has come to the rescue of an 11-year-old boy Varad Nalawade needing an urgent bone marrow transplant (BMT) to treat a rare blood disorder. Out of the 35 lakhs, Rahul was kind enough to generate 31 lakhs. Varad had a successful operation and is believed to be out of danger.

Back in December last year, Varad’s parents Sachin Nalawade, an insurance agent, and homemaker Swapna Jha, started a fundraising campaign on GiveIndia to raise ₹35 lakh they needed to pay for their son’s treatment. Rahul’s team got in touch with GiveIndia as soon as they came to know about Varad and the fundraiser.

Since September, the fifth standard schoolboy had been under the care of haematologists in Mumbai’s Jaslok Hospital after he was diagnosed with aplastic anaemia, a rare blood disorder. Varad’s blood platelet levels were very low, making his immune system extremely susceptible to infections. Even a normal fever was taking months to be cured. A bone marrow transplant was the only permanent cure for Varad’s condition.

The middle-class family had run out of funds to pay for Varad’s mounting medical bills. Varad’s father bought his son a fancy cricket bat for his 11th birthday to cheer up Varad and give the aspiring young cricketer some hope.

Varad’s family couldn’t have imagined that a current India player like KL Rahul would come to rescue him. Varad often talks about playing for India in the future. He now has the chance to emulate the man who saved his life.