Tendulkars 200th Test jersey auctions for Rs6 lakh
Date
3/23/2015 7:37:33 AM
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Tendulkar had retired from international cricket after playing his 200th Test against West Indies at Mumbai in November 2013.
Sachin Tendulkar
Jodhpur: The jersey which batting great Sachin Tendulkar donned for his farewell 200th Test has fetched a whopping Rs6 lakh during a gala auction hosted by Christie''s at the imposing Umaid Bhawan Palace.
Shiv Raj Singh son of the host of the second edition of the Jodhpur One World Retreat the erstwhile ruler of Jodhpur Gaj Singh II bid for this jersey on Saturday night.
Tendulkar had retired from international cricket after playing his 200th Test against West Indies at Mumbai in November 2013.
The proceeds from the charity event will go to the Indian Head Injury Foundation set by Singh for spreading awareness and mustering resources for people suffering from head and brain injury in a follow up of a fatal head injury sustained by Shiv Raj Singh in 2005.
The glitterati included personalities like Pawan and Rahul Munjal (Hero Group) Shivender Singh (Fortis Hospital) K P Singh (DLF Group) and many other along with Gaj Singh himself and his daughter Shiv Ranjani who bid generously for the auction.
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