Afghanistan's star all-rounder Rashid Khan won many hearts with his generous gesture as he decided to donate all his match fees from the ongoing ODI World Cup 2023 to the people affected by a 6.3-magnitude earthquake that hit Afghanistan on Saturday.
Rashid expressed his sadness about the unfortunate incident that took place in his country and promised to launch a fundraising campaign to help those affected.
“I learned with great sadness about the tragic consequences of the earthquake that struck the western provinces (Herat, Farah, and Badghis) of Afghanistan. I am donating all of my #CWC23 match fees to help the affected people,” Rashid, who is currently with the Afghanistan cricket team in India for the ODI World Cup 2023, wrote on X.
“Soon, we will be launching a fundraising campaign to call upon those who can support the people in need,” he added.
As per reports, a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of around 6.3 hit the city around noon, causing the death of near about 100 people.
Talking about Afghanistan's World Cup campaign, they kicked off the tournament with the first match against Bangladesh at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamsala on Saturday.
Afghanistan suffered a big and disappointing defeat of six wickets against Shakib Ak Hasan's Bangladesh leaving them with a forced moment to think going forward in the tournament.
Afghanistan's batting put up a horrible performance as they crumbled in the tournament opener and managed to make just 156 runs with Bangladesh spinners making life different for them. Shakin Al Hasan and Mehidy Hasan took three wickets each to help their team bow Afghanistan out in just 37.2 overs.
Bangladesh chased down the target with six wickets in hand and more than 12 overs to spare, kicking off their campaign at the showpiece event on a high.
Afghanistan will now be traveling to Delhi to face hosts India at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday (October 11).
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This is the third time Afghanistan is playing in the ODI World Cup, having been part of the tournament in 2015 and 2019 as well. They have managed just one victory in the three editions of the ODI World Cup.