Don Bradman (Pic Credit – ICC
Gold Coast, Reuters. The 'baggy green' cap worn by former Australian cricketer Don Bradman during a series against India in 1947-48 was sold for about Rs 4.22 crore ($460,000) at a Gold Coast auction on Monday.
This is the highest price for any cap worn by Bradman. Bradman gifted this cap to Indian cricketer Sriranga Vasudev Sohoni, whose family had kept it for the last 75 years. It was locked for more than three generations.
Lee Hames, chief operating officer of Lloyd's Auctioneers and Valuers, said you were only allowed to see it for five minutes at the age of 16 if you were a family member.
Buyer's name not known
Local media reported that the cap was sold to an anonymous bidder and will be put on display in an Australian museum. The inside of the cap bears the names DG Bradman and SW Sohoni and is in good condition.
Another cap worn by Bradman was discolored by the sun and damaged by insects, yet it was sold at an auction in 2024 for Rs 2.85 crore.
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