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Coronavirus: Kapil Dev rejects Akhtar's pitch for India vs Pakistan series

Kapil Dev said cricket should not even matter for at least the next six months.

Kapil Dev (Photo: @therealkapildev)
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Cricket legend Kapil Dev on Thursday rejected Shoaib Akhtar's idea of a three-match One Day International (ODI) series between India and Pakistan to raise funds for helping people affected by coronavirus pandemic, saying "India doesn't need the money" and it is not worth risking lives for a match.
 
Earlier, Akhtar has proposed a closed-door televised series to raise funds for India and Pakistan, but Dev said the proposal is not feasible.
 
"He is entitled to his opinion but we don't need to raise the money. We have enough. For us, what is important right now is that how

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