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Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Dhoni World Cup 2011 Bat Auction London – Sold for 72 lakhs

Dhoni World Cup 2011 Bat – Sold for 72 lakhs in Auction

The bat used by Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni in ICC cricket world cup 2011 final match against Sri Lanka was kept for auction in London. That was the bat using which Dhoni hits a Six for getting winning runs for India and helped India to win their second world cup after 1983.

ICC Cricket world cup 2011 final match won by Indians with six wickets in hand on April 2nd 2011, which brought smiles on millions of Indian cricket fans.

In auction the bat was sold for whooping 72 lakhs which was bought by Indian investment group R K Global.

Dhoni idea behind the auction was to raise the money for Sakshi Foundation which is run by Dhoni's wife Sakshi. Sakshi started this foundation in India in March last year.

This Sakshi Foundation helps t cricket flourish in areas where children hail from poor socio-economic backgrounds

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