The event also provided financial support to cancer patients, with around 80 players from seven teams participating.

MUMBAI: Balaji Aangan Society, situated on Thakurli 90 Feet Road in Mumbai, held a cricket match on Feb 2 to commemorate World Cancer Day.
The initiative was aimed at raising awareness of the disease and providing financial support to cancer patients.
A total of seven teams were part of the game and approximately 80 players participated. “Along with the game we wanted to create awareness on how to prevent cancer by changing small daily habits. A few more initiatives need to be taken by the govt in disease control,” said one participant.
One society member Rupesh Raut who lost his mother to cancer, said the standardised cost of pet scan, biopsy, mammography across India will help check the disease. “A regular follow up by Mediclaim companies for the yearly health check up, without which they cannot renew their insurance policy, free screening camps in every locality, and special clinics will help,” he said. The society distributed funds to cancer patients on the occasion.