Tamim wants to bid to buy Mushfiqur’s bat

Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal said he might bid to buy the bat that Mushfiqur Rahim has announced to auction off to raise money to help the poor people who have been suffering amid novel coronavirus pandemic, reports news agency UNB.

Tamim and Musfiqur went on an Instagram Live session on Saturday night. They were in a light-hearted mood in the session, and Tamim expressed his desire to buy the bat of Mushfiqur during that Instagram Live.

“The bat will be put up for auction within a few days through an e-commerce website. The preparation is about to complete,” Mushfiqur said during the live session.

“I would like to the request to all who are capable to buy the bat at a higher price to bid. This is not for me, but aiming to help the people who are suffering due to the coronavirus pandemic,” added the star Bangladesh player, whom many consider as the best wicketkeeper batsman of the world right now.

Right after this comment, Tamim revealed that he might bid to buy Mushfiqur’s bat.

“To be honest, I have decided to bid to buy Mushfiqur’s bat right after he announced to put his bat up for the auction,” Tamim said.

Earlier, as the first Bangladeshi cricketer, Mushfiqur announced to auction off his bat that he used to hit Bangladesh’s first-ever double century in Test cricket back in 2013 against Sri Lanka.

After Mushfiqur, Shakib Al Hasan had also announced to put his bat up for auction, and subsequently, his bat was sold out at Tk 2 million.