Harbhajan Singh rejects Shoaib Akhtar's India-Pak series proposal, calls it 'unnecessary'

Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh snubbed former Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Akhtar's proposal of an India-Pakistan bilateral series to raise funds for COVID-19 relief. Singh who shares a good rapport with Pakistan speedster said that cricket is 'last thing' on his mind right w. He added that it is t necessary to hold a cricket match right w and one should think about sports or cricket at this hour. 

Speaking to a leading news daily, Harbhajan Singh said that re are or ways to raise funds and it is t necessary to play cricket for that. He furr added that se are small things and one should understand that lives are at stake at moment.

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Earlier, Shoaib Akhtar had proposed a three-match bilateral series between arch-rivals at a neutral venue like Dubai to raise relief funds to fight pandemic. proposal was strongly rejected by Akhtar's counterparts. While World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev opposed proposal straightaway by stating that India has eugh resources.

CAC member Madan Lal stated that India cant play Pakistan without government's green signal. Former IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla also rejected proposal and termed it a 'comical' one. 

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Shoaib Akhtar requests India for ventilators

Shoaib Akhtar, well-kwn as 'Rawalpindi Express' appealed for India's help, seeking supply of 10,000 ventilators to aid Pakistan's crippled medical infrastructure. He added that "Pakistan will remember this gesture forever."

One of most significant aspects of global battle against Coronavirus has been ensuring supply of essential medical materials, ranging from face-masks, to key drugs, to ventilators - with just about every nation, from developed to developing - struggling to make do.

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