Bangladesh all-rounder Sakib al Hasan raises his bat after completing his century against West Indies in World Cup 2019 at Taunton, England on June 17, 2019.- AFP photo

The World Cup bat of ace Bangladesh all-rounder raised Tk 20 lakh for the victims of coronavirus pandemic in an auction held on Wednesday.

Auction 4 Action, a newly-launched platform held the auction through Facebook live, Sakib were among the participants.

A Bangladeshi expatriate called Raj, who lives in New Jersey of USA, emerged as the successful bidder after about 17 bids starting with Tk 5 lakh.

Arif R Hossain, a co-founder of Auction 4 Action, told New Age that the money would be deposited to the account of Shakib Al Hasan Foundation before Sakib handed over the bat to the successful bidder at a convenient time.

‘It was our first initiative. We are really happy by the response,’ said Arif, adding that a Swedish tennis player and a collector from Dubai were among the bidders.

Sakib earlier on Tuesday declared that he will be selling his bat through this Facebook live auction

Sakib played with this SG bat in the World Cup 2019, where he scored over 600 runs.