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Coronavirus: Mushfiqur Rahim puts his maiden double-century bat on auction

Last week, Shakib-al-Hasan had called upon the players to auction their belongings like jerseys and cricket equipments

File photo: Mushfqur Rahim celebrates after hitting the winning shot against India
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File photo: Mushfqur Rahim celebrates after hitting the winning shot against India

BS Web Teamagencies New Delhi
Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim will be putting his most cherished bat on auction in order to raise funds for the relief efforts put in place in the country to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
 
Mushfiqur will be putting the bat -- with which he scored his first double hundred against Sri Lanka at Galle in 2013 -- for online sale and has urged people to contribute to the cause so that maximum funds can be generated for the poor.
 
"I am putting up the bat with which I made a double hundred for auction," Dhaka-based Bengali daily 'Prothom Alo'

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