Sunil Gavaskar’s worn cap, Ravi Shastri’s coaching kit to go under hammer in online auction
India TV NewsA cap worn by Sunil Gavaskar on India’s 1971 tour of England, a signed coaching kit donated by Ravi Shastri are among the cricketing memorabilia that are up for grabs at two of Christie’s ongoing online auctions. The two sales — The Sir Geoffrey Boycott Collection, and Twenty20 Charity Cricket that went live on October 27, feature items from some of the most famous moments in the game — from the ‘Botham Ashes’ Test at Headingley in 1981, through to the World Cup Final in 2019. One of the “last great collections of cricketing memorabilia left in private hands”, the Sir Geoffrey Boycott Collection sale comprises 130 lots chronicling the career of the Yorkshire and England cricketing legend while at the same time representing some of the most iconic cricketers from across the globe. “The Sir Geoffrey Boycott Collection represents a unique history of one of cricket’s greatest ever batsmen and is one of the last significant collections of memorabilia left in private hands. Unique in the Sir Geoffrey Boycott Collection is a cap worn by Sunil Gavaskar on India’s 1971 tour of England.
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