England captain Ben Stokes Monday announced that he will be donating hismatch fees from the three-match Test series against Pakistan to the floodappeal in the country.
Taking to Twitter, Stokes said that he felt great to be in Pakistan for thefirst time for this “historic series”.
“I’m donating my match fees from this Test series to the Pakistan Floodappeal,” said the skipper.
Stokes, while expressing his sadness over the loss faced by the people,said: “The floods that devastated Pakistan earlier this year was very sadto see and had a significant impact on the country and the people.”
The England captain hoped that the donation would go toward the rebuildingof areas of Pakistan most affected by the flooding.
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The English team is currently in Pakistan to play a Test series against theGreen Shirts which is scheduled to take place on December 1.
The first Test will be played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Later, thesecond Test will be hosted in Multan while the last Test will be played inKarachi.
