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Covid-19: Shoaib Akhtar calls for India vs Pakistan series to raise funds

India and Pakistan have not played a full series since 2007 due to the terrorist attack in Mumbai by Pakistan-based outfits which resulted in diplomatic tensions

Former Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Akhtar (Photo: @shoaib100mph)
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Former Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Akhtar (Photo: @shoaib100mph)

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Former Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar has proposed a three-match One Day International (ODI) series against arch-rivals India to raise funds for the fight against the Covid-19, or coronavirus, pandemic in both the countries.
 
In these extraordinary times, the 'Rawalpindi Express' feels both countries should help each other.
 
"If India can make 10,000 ventilators for us, Pakistan will remember this gesture forever. But we can only propose the matches. The rest is up to the authorities (to decide)."
 
India and Pakistan have not played a full series since 2007 due to the terrorist attack in Mumbai by Pakistan-based

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