It’s becoming fashionable for sports stars to offer personal memorabilia for auction on eBay for a good cause, and the latest to join in the trend is the current Indian cricket team captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Dhoni, one of the world’s top batsmen, has offered one of his collection of bats to the highest bidder to raise funds for CRY India, an organisation which campaigns for the rights of the country’s large numbers of underprivileged children.
Bidding started at just one rupee, and at the time of writing was up to Rs11,300 – just under £155. An extra Rs500 is being charged for express delivery anywhere in India, but if the buyer came from elsewhere, they would have to make their own arrangements using a world courier.
However, there is plenty of time left to secure this unique item, as the sale will run until 11am BST next Thursday, March 31.
Bay senior manager, pop culture, Deepa Thomas said: “We are positive that the auction for the bat autographed by M S Dhoni will prove popular with cricket fans around the world.”
Dhoni will be back in action on Thursday, and again he could have a busy time in his joint captain/wicketkeeper role, as him team takes on Australia for a place in the tournament’s semi-finals.
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