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Rashid Khan Organises Fundraising Campaign, To Donate All of His ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Match Fees to Victims of Afghanistan Earthquake

The ace leg-spinner is currently in India, competing in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 tournament. Several villages have been badly affected by the devastating earthquake which struck Afghanistan few days ago.

Rashid Khan Organises Fundraising Campaign, To Donate All of His ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Match Fees to Victims of Afghanistan Earthquake

Rashid Khan has pledged to donate all of his earnings from ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 to the victims of the deadly earthquake which rocked Afghanistan. More than 2,000 people have lost their lives and many others have been injured. Taking to social media, Rashid announced that he will be giving away all of his match fees from the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 to help the victims of the disaster and also organised a fundraiser, urging people to make donations to support the victims. "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," he wrote. Earthquake in Afghanistan: Baby Found Alive Under Rubble in Mother's Arms in Herat Province (Watch Video).

Rashid Khan to Donate CWC 2023 Earnings to Victims of Afghanistan Earthquake

Rashid Khan's Fundraiser for Afghan Earthquake Victims

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