Shakib's World Cup bat sold at Tk 20 lakh

All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan’s bat, which he used during the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup in England, has been sold at Tk 20 lakh.

The money will be spent byShakib Al Hasan to fight coronavirus in the country.

The online auction was arranged by a page named 'Auction 4 Action' on social media. The base price for Shakib's bat was set at 5 lakh Taka. And after a battle between a number of bidders, the bat was finally bought by a man, a Bangladeshi currently staying in the United States, for 20 lakh Taka. The online auction came to an end at 11:15pm on Wednesday night.

The Bangladesh all-rounder had a hugely successful World Cup on a personal level, setting numerous records despite Bangladesh failing to make it out of the league stage of the tournament. Shakib scored 606 runs in eight matches at an average of 86.57 and hit five fifties and two swashbuckling tons against England and West Indies.

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