‘Virat Kohli’s jersey for 40 lakh’: Here’s how KL Rahul raised 1.93 crore from charity event

New Delhi: In a kind act to show the spirit of humanity, Indian cricketer KL Rahul and his wife Athiya Shetty organised an auction ‘Cricket for Cause’ in Mumbai on Friday (August 23) to benefit the Vipla Foundation, a non-governmental (NGO) in the Maharashtra capital.

According to a Times of India report, KL Rahul and Athiya Shetty raised a whopping amount of INR 1.93 crores from the charity auction. There were memorabilia of former and current cricketers to help the deaf and intellectually children.

The most expensive item purchase in the auction was star batter Virat Kohli’ s jersey for Rs.40 lakhs and his gloves were sold for Rs.28 lakhs. Current Indian skipper for Tests and ODIs, Rohit Sharma’s bat was sold for Rs. 24 lakhs

India’s 2011 World Cup-winning skipper MS Dhoni’s bat was sold for Rs.11 lakhs and former India cricketer and head coach Rahul Dravid’s bat also went for Rs.11 lakhs. Meanwhile, KL Rahul’s jersey was sold for Rs.11 lakhs, as per the report from Times of India.

Full details about the auction conducted by KL Rahul & Athiya Shetty for needy children 🫡

– 1.93 crore were raised from auction…!!!! pic.twitter.com/r7UYKqgwcD

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) August 23, 2024

“Our auction was a big success, and with these proceeds we aim to enrich the lives of many special children,” Rahul wrote on his Instagram story.

“Thank you to everyone from our cricket fraternity who contributed towards this special cause. To all those who generously donated, your support means a lot,” the Indian wicketkeeper-batter added.

KL Rahul’s retirement speculations end with charity

KL Rahul posted an Instagram story on Thursday. He wrote: ‘I have an announcement to make, stay tuned’. This one-liner post speculated about the 32-year-old’s retirement from international cricket after he was ignored from selection in India’s victorious T20 World Cup in June. Some fabricated posts of Rahul announcing his retirement also circulated on social media.

Is it true😮
Kl Rahul retiring from international cricket 😨😯 pic.twitter.com/sdWRChcdeo

— SatyaSanatan 🇮🇳🇮🇳 🕉️🕉️ (@SatyaSanatannnn) August 22, 2024

However, there is no truth to such rumours after Rahul’s charity event was held in Mumbai. Rahul’s special announcement was apparently about this event to help unprivileged kids.

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