Nine members of Krishnamurthy's family battled the disease and her mother and sister passed away within two weeks of each other last month in Karnataka.
Earlier this month, the flamboyant middle-order India batter lost her elder sister to COVID-19, two weeks after her mother succumbed to the dreaded virus.
The 28-year-old Bengaluru-based Veda recently paid an emotional tribute to her sister and mother, who succumbed to the virus in a span of two weeks.
The all-rounder, who has been helping others through her social media by amplifying their requests for aid, had lost her mother Cheluvamba Devi last month.
India will have a psychological advantage going into the final as they had stunned the defending champions by 17 runs in the tournament opener.
Indian batsman Veda Krishnamurthy has urged her teammates to not be complacent after victory against Australia in the opener of the T20 World Cup.
Krishnamurthy urged the BCCI to schedule more matches under lights so that the players can acclimatise with all playing conditions. Most of the women's matches are scheduled during the day.
Kaur confirmed the news on her Twitter page by posting a promotional video of the same.
The New Zealand tour will be the team's first assignment after its controversial exit from the World T20 last month when it lost to England in the semi-finals.
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After picking up a brilliant catch to send Australia’s in-form batter Beth Mooney back to the pavilion, Veda Krishnamurthy celebrated the dismissal in the iconic Shahid Afridi style.
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