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Indian wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul and his wife Athiya Shetty organised an auction to help needy children. Rahul got signed items from many cricketers, which were put up for auction. In this auction named 'Cricket for Charity' organised for the Vipla Foundation, Virat Kohli's items were bid fiercely. There was a competition for Kohli's jersey and gloves in the auction. Rohit Sharma and Dhoni's bats paled in comparison to Virat's jersey.
Meanwhile, Virat Kohli's jersey made the auction even more special. Kohli gave Rahul a signed World Cup jersey which cost Rs 40 lakh. Apart from this, Kohli's gloves were sold for Rs 28 lakh. Rahul raised a total of Rs 1.93 crore from this auction.
Virat left Rohit and Dhoni behind!
There is a tremendous craze for cricket in India. Fans are eager to meet legendary players like Virat-Rohit. If we get their stuff, it will be nothing less than a dream come true for the fans. In KL Rahul's auction, there were a lot of bids on the things of these great cricketers. However, like every time, this time too Virat was ahead. Both Rohit and Dhoni's bats together could not match the price of Virat's jersey. Rohit's bat was sold for Rs 24 lakh and Dhoni's bat for Rs 13 lakh. Both of them together got a total of Rs 37 lakh, which is Rs 3 lakh less than the price of Virat's jersey.
Most Expensive Auction Items
After Virat Kohli's jersey and gloves, Rohit and Dhoni's bats, Rahul Dravid's bat was found, which cost Rs 11 lakh. While Team India's KL Rahul's Test jersey is worth Rs 11 lakh. His World Cup bat was worth Rs 7 lakh. Apart from this, Jaspreet Bumrah's World Cup jersey was worth Rs 8 lakh and Rishabh Pant's IPL bat was worth Rs 7 lakh.
Cheapest Auction Item
In KL Rahul's auction, West Indies cricketer Nicholas Pooran's IPL jersey was sold at the lowest price. A bid of only 45 thousand rupees was made for it. Apart from this, Yuzvendra Chahal and Sanju Samson's IPL jersey was bought for 50 thousand rupees each while Jos Buttler's IPL jersey was bought for 55 thousand rupees.