In order to raise funds amid the coronavirus outbreak, Pakistan Test skipper Azhar Ali on Tuesday announced that he will auction his jersey and a cricket bat with which he smashed a triple hundred against West Indies in a day-night Test.

The right-handed batsman revealed that the jersey is from the famous 2017 Champions Trophy final which Pakistan won in England. The jersey also has autographs from the then Pakistani squad.

"I put 2 of my closest belongings on auction with base price of 1 million PKR each to support People suffering due to ongoing crisis. Auction starts now & will close on 11:59PM 05May20," Ali tweeted.

"The shirt is from 2017 Champions Trophy which we won, it has the signature of all the players which were present in the squad," Ali said in a video posted on Twitter.

"Both these things are close to my heart but if it can be used in the difficult times for the benefit of the people I will more than happy," he added.

I put 2 of my closest belongings on auction with base price of 1 million PKR each to support People suffering due to ongoing crisis. Auction starts now & will close on 11:59PM 05May20. To place bid, text/whatsapp on +923228485173, or msg on my twitter. pic.twitter.com/7BJviamP88

— Azhar Ali (@AzharAli_) April 28, 2020

Earlier, the Indian skipper Virat Kohli along with his Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) teammate AB De Villiers put their kits from the 2016 Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Gujarat Lions on auction.

Indian batsman KL Rahul also raised almost Rs 8 lakh by auctioning his signed 2019 World Cup cricket kit to help the vulnerable children.

Meanwhile, according to Pakistan's healthy ministry, 14,079 patients have been tested positive. Punjab registered 5,640 patients, Sindh 4,956, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa 1,984, and Balochistan 853.