England Test captain Ben Stokes announced on Monday that he will donate his entire match fee for the upcoming series against Pakistan to the victims of flood and rebuilding the affected areas.
\nEarlier this year, rain-induced floods had inflicted an estimated loss of $3 billion on the country, caused over 1,700 deaths and displaced eight million people.
\nStokes, in a tweet on Monday, announced to donate his match fees for the floods cause, adding that the game had given him a lot in his life and he feels its only right to give something back that goes far beyond cricket.
\n\u201cHopefully this donation can go towards the rebuilding of areas of Pakistan most affected by the flooding,\u201d Stokes said. \u201cIt was sad to see how floods had devastated Pakistan earlier this year that had significant impact on the country and the people.\u201d
\nCommenting on the upcoming matches against Pakistan, he said it was great to be in the country for the first time to play the historic series.
\n\u201cTo be back here after 17 years as a Test side is very exciting,\u201d Stokes said. \u201cThere is a sense of responsibility amongst the playing and support group and to be here is special.\u201d
\nIn August, the Pakistan cricket team donated win bonuses worth Rs4,625,000 ($54,400) to the floods relief effort in the country.
\nThe Pakistan Cricket Board had said in a statement that all players and officials had agreed to pledge half of their personal bonuses from the victory over England in the third Test last week.
\nMeanwhile, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif appreciated Stokes\u2019 gesture of donating his fees.
\nThe premier, in a tweet, said that the cricketer\u2019s gesture \u201cepitomises the great British tradition of philanthropy\u201d and that the \u201cempathy for suffering humanity is the greatest of all virtues.\u201d
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