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Shubman Gill’s signed India Test jersey from the Lord’s Test was auctioned for £4,600 for the Red For Ruth charity. Bumrah and Jadeja’s items fetched £4,200 each.
Shubman Gill was probably the most impressive batter within the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy. (PC: X/BCCI)
Shubman Gill’s India Test jersey, worn through the Lord’s Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy and signed, was auctioned for £4,600 (around Rs 5.41 lakhs) within the Budds auction under the lot dedicated to the Red For Ruth charity. It derived the best price from the handfuls of match memorabilia, including the signed shirts and caps from players on either side, portraits, bats, hospitality tickets, amongst other items.
Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja’s were the joint-second highest at £4,200 (around Rs 4.94 lakhs), followed by KL Rahul at £4,000 (around Rs 4.70 lakhs). For England, Joe Root’s signed jersey fetched the best bid at £3,800 (around Rs 4.47 lakhs), followed by Ben Stokes’ £3,400 (around Rs 4 lakhs). Amongst caps, Root’s signed ones were sold at the best at £3,000 (around Rs 3.52 lakhs), while Rishabh Pant’s earned one of the best bid for India at £1,500 (around Rs 1.76 lakhs).
The outline for the shirt worn by Gill, the best run-scorer of the series India drew 2-2, on the auction website gave an idea of the image he has within the country: “This special-edition shirt, worn in support of the Ruth Strauss Foundation, features the official India Test crest and shows visible signs of match wear, with staining and unwashed. Gill, renowned for his graceful stroke play and calm temperament, is considered one of the brightest talents in world cricket. Shirt is unwashed and match worn—a rare collector’s item from a memorable day on the Home of Cricket.”
The general highest bid was earned by a print of artist Sacha Jafri’s canvas painting of the 2019 World Cup Winning Moment – £5,000 (Rs 5.88 lakhs).
What’s Red For Ruth?
Yearly, in the future of a Lord’s Test is devoted to former England captain Andrew Strauss’ foundation, Red For Ruth, as cricketers, broadcasters, and the general public wear red. Initiated in memory of Ruth Strauss, his late wife, who died of cancer, this initiative has change into a big a part of the cricket calendar.
Before the match between India and England, the inspiration had said that through the generosity and support of fans over the past six years, it had assisted over 3,500 relations navigating grief and trained greater than 1,000 cancer care professionals in handling bereavement.
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