Pakistan’s teenage pacer Naseem Shah donated the bat which he used to hit the ones 2 memorable sixes in opposition to Afghanistan in Asia Cup 2022 to the Shahid Afridi Basis to lend a hand flood-affected other folks in Pakistan.
Naseem to public sale his Asia Cup bat to lend a hand flood sufferers in Pakistan (AP Picture)
HIGHLIGHTSNaseem Shah hit 2 sixes in a last-over mystery vs AfghanistanNaseem donated his bat to welfare basis run through Shahid AfridiThe bat was once given to the 19-year-old through Mohammad Hasnain
19-year-old Pakistan pacer Naseem Shah on Thursday, September 15 stated he has donated his bat from the Asia Cup 2022 marketing campaign to the Shahid Afridi Basis, run through former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi, to lend a hand the flood sufferers within the nation.
Naseem Shah stated the bat was once memorable to him as he had used it when hitting 2 sixes off the final 2 balls in a pulsating must-win event in opposition to Afghanistan within the Tremendous 4 level of the Asia Cup. Naseem, batting at No. 11, shocked the Afghanistan facet through hitting 2 sixes in opposition to left-arm pacer Fazalhaq Farooqi as Pakistan were given previous the end line in a low-scoring mystery and booked their position within the ultimate.
Particularly, the bat that Naseem Shah used for the Tremendous 4 event in opposition to Afghanistan was once given to him through fellow pacer Mohammad Hasnain. In a video shared through the Pakistan Cricket Board previous in September, Hasnain had given the nod to Naseem to place the bat up for public sale.
Naseem took to social media on Friday to substantiate he could be auctioning the bat in the course of the welfare basis run through Shahid Afridi which is operating a national flood aid marketing campaign in Pakistan.
“This bat may be very valuable for me however [keeping in view] the location within the wake of floods in Pakistan, I’m giving it to Shahid Afridi Basis as a result of Lala at all times is helping the destitute and deserving other folks each time there’s a laborious time,” Naseem Shah stated in his video.
Humbled to public sale off my sixer bat from the Pak Vs. Afghan Asia Cup event for @SAFoundationN Flood Aid Marketing campaign throughout Pakistan. Thankful to @SAfridiOfficial for taking this type of noble initiative! Enhance them in making sure #HopeNotOut.https://t.co/zsMHUIrkof percent.twitter.com/VLoBC5nl8k
— Naseem Shah (@iNaseemShah) September 15, 2022
Naseem additionally instructed Afridi to lend a hand the ones affected in his place of origin as neatly. The younger pacer will subsequent be in motion when Pakistan sq. off in opposition to England, who’ve arrived within the Asian for the primary time in 17 years, for a 7-match T20I collection, beginning September 20.
Pakistan’s loss of life toll because of the floods neared 1,500 as of September 15, in keeping with information company Reuters. The floods introduced through file monsoon rains and glacial soften in northern mountains have hit 33 million of a inhabitants of 220 million, sweeping away houses, shipping, plants and cattle in harm estimated at USD 30 billion.
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