Azhar Ali auctions triple-ton bat, 2017 Champions Trophy jersey to fight COVID-19

Pakistan Test captain Azhar Ali has decided to auction his bat with which he had used during his Test triple ton against West Indies along with his national jersey to raise funds to fight COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed over 2.1 lakhs globally. Describing bat and jersey as two of his 'closest belongings', Ali set 10 lakh Pakistan rupees each as base price of items at auction which will end on May 5. jersey which Ali wore during Pakistan's victorious Champions Trophy campaign in 2017 has autograph of all players from squad.  "I put 2 of my closest belongings on auction with base price of 1 million PKR each to support people suffering due to ongoing crisis. Auction starts w & will close on 11:59PM 05May20," he wrote on his twitter handle.

Azhar Ali auctions to raise funds for COVID

Ali became first international player to score a test triple century in Day/Night Test when he scored an unbeaten 302 against West Indies team in UAE in 2016. 35-year-old was also part of Pakistan squad which had defeated India by 180 runs in final. " shirt is from 2017 Champions Trophy which we won, it has signature of all players which were present in squad," Ali said in a video posted on Twitter. "Both se things are close to my heart but if it can be used in difficult times for benefit of people I will more than happy," he added.

Cricketers around world, including India skipper Virat Kohli and former South Africa captain, have put up ir cricketing gears for auction to generate funds to combat this deadly disease, which has infected more than 3 million worldwide.  global health crisis has claimed more than 300 people and infected over 14,000 in Pakistan.

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