New Delhi: Bangladesh cricketer Mehidy Hasan Miraz has donated his prize money from their Pakistan series to the family of a rickshaw puller who lost his life in the student protests that rocked the country recently.
The all-rounder was in hot form to help Bangladesh to their maiden Test series victory over Pakistan. Bangladesh won their both their Test matches to win 2-0, which was the first time that they won in the five-day format against the Asian heavyweights.
Mehidy scored 155 runs, including two fifties, at an average of 77.50. His 78-run knock was crucial for Bangladesh to win the opening Test in Rawalpindi by 10 wickets.
He also shown with the ball, finishing as the leading wicket-taker of the series with 10 wickets, including a five-wicket haul.
The victory was sort of a balm on the frayed nerves of a country that has been gripped by political tensions in recent times leading to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation.
Pledging support
Mehidy wrote on social media site Facebook that he was moved by a video of the plight of the rickshaw puller’s family and decided to support them, posing with for a group photo.
“A video that went online recently caught my eyes. The crying voice of a rickshaw driver brother’s child in the anti-discriminatory student movement after his father was killed has made me think again and again. I vowed to stand by my brother’s family. I promised that I will hand over the money for the ‘Man of the Series’ award in Pakistan,” he wrote in the post.
“Finally, that goal is fulfilled. I was able to hand over this money to them yesterday. I know, this means nothing compared to the lost life. I will be glad if I am able to make their life a little easier.”
He will next be in action against India in a two-Test series that begins from September 19 at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium.
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