Rumman Raees auctioned his cricket memorabilia to donate Rs1 million for the needy

Pakistan Cricketer Rumman Raees has donated worth Rs1 million after auctioning some of his cricket equipment.

The money will be donated to help the needy amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Rumman also auctioned his cricket memorabilia with his debut cap sold for Rs160,000. His Pakistan jersey, which had a total bid of Rs145,000 will be re-auctioned at a later date as the bidder has refused to take the shirt and requested the fast-bowler to donate the money instead.

The player also took to Twitter to thank all the people who participated in his re-auctioning.

He wrote, “Alhumdullilah a total of PKR 1million+ raised through auction. I am thankful to all the people who took part in this and made it possible.

The amount will be used for ration and iftar of needy families during Ramazan. Love you all, stay blessed.”

Alhumdullilah a total of PKR 1million+ raised through auction. I am thankful to all the people who took part in this and made it possible. The amount will be used for ration and iftar of needy families during Ramazan. Love you all, stay blessed 🙂 pic.twitter.com/lRA2vcYuoi

— Rumman Raees (@rummanraees15) April 20, 2020