Australia’s greatest batsman Don Bradman’s cap to be auctioned in Sydney

MELBOURNE: A cap worn by Australia’s greatest batsman Don Bradman will be auctioned in Sydney on Tuesday, with the tattered “baggy green” expected to fetch as much as USD 260,000 (approximately INR 2.2 crore). Bradman donned the woollen cap during India’s 1947-48 tour of Australia, which marked the touring side’s first Tests on foreign soil after gaining independence. Auction house Bonhams said it was “the only known baggy green” worn by Bradman during one of his most prolific series.

Bradman scored 715 runs in six innings against the tourists at an average of 178.75, with three centuries and a double-hundred.

Australia’s Test cricketers are awarded the dark green caps, which are revered by players and fans. Agencies

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