Don Bradman: Australia’s legendary batsman Donald Bradman is not a new name among the lovers of cricket game. More than 76 years have passed since he played his last Test match. But Bradman still holds a very high status and respect among his fans in the world of cricket. Born on August 27, 1908, Bradman made his Test debut at the age of 20 against England in Brisbane. In which he scored 18 runs in the first innings and one run in the second innings. But no one had any idea that this player who scored a few runs would one day score three centuries in a match.
In his very next test, Bradman stunned the world with his magical batting. In the third Test of the Ashes series, Bradman scored 79 runs in the first innings and 112 runs in the second innings. With this first century, 20-year-old Bradman had started making records. At that time, he had established himself as the youngest player to score a century in Tests. Former Australian batsman Don Bradman played a total of 52 Test matches between 1928 and 1948. He scored 6996 runs in 80 innings played in the Test, batting at an excellent average of 99.9. He scored 29 centuries and 13 half-centuries in Tests. 681 fours and 6 sixes were seen from Bradman’s bat in international cricket.
Bradman also holds the record of scoring a triple century in a single day. He achieved this feat against England in 1930. In this series, Bradman, who is famous for playing big innings, also has the record of maximum 12 double centuries in his name. Apart from this, he has also scored two triple centuries. In this matter, he is known as the first player along with Brian Lara, Chris Gayle and Virender Sehwag. In fact, Australian great batsman Don Bradman played a stormy innings in the year 1931 and scored a century in just 3 overs. Bradman had performed this miracle against the Lithgow team while playing for Blackheath XI. Let us tell you that by scoring a century in 3 overs, in this match, Bradman had made a record of scoring 256 runs with the magic of his bat. He is still included in the list of fastest players to reach 1000 to 6000 runs.
He has created history by scoring 1000 runs in 7 matches, 2000 runs in 15 matches, 3000 runs in 23 matches, 4000 runs in 31 matches, 5000 runs in 36 matches and 6000 runs in 45 matches. Bradman remains the only Australian cricketer to be knighted for his services. He received this prestigious honor after retirement in 1948. This highest honor of the United Kingdom is also known as the Order of the British Empire. The person receiving it gets the right to add ‘Sir’ before his name. Bradman was the first person from his country to be honored with a postage stamp while he was alive. Even today, the same passion for cricket is seen among people. But in today’s era, a player like Bradman will not be seen. But there is a lot of excitement among the fans about the things of this legendary Australian player. Things related to Bradman have become very valuable in today’s times. Today the price of those items goes up to lakhs and crores in auction. The baggy green cap used by him in this series is going to be put up for auction soon. Let us know when and where this auction is going to take place….
You can also participate in this auction online
If you are also a cricket lover then you can make this famous Bradman’s cap the crown of your head. The specialty of this cap is that it was worn by Bradman in the home Test series against India during 1947 to 48. Australia captured this series 4-0 and scored 715 runs in six innings of five matches at an average of 178.75, which was the highest in the series. The second name in the list of batsmen who scored the most runs in this series was Indian cricketer Vijay Hazare, who scored 429 runs in 10 innings at an average of 47.67. The most amazing thing is that this match was played only a few months after India’s independence. If you are also a fan of Bradman and are interested in buying the things used by him, then visit the official website of Sydney’s Bonhams auction house www. You can bid online by visiting .bonhams.com to get Bradman’s baggy green cap.
Bradman gave his cap to this Indian tour manager
Rejoicing in the euphoria of this historic victory, Bradman took off his cap and handed it over to tour manager Pankaj Gupta. But Pankaj Gupta did not keep this cap with himself and gave it to PK Sen, who was the wicketkeeper of the Indian team at that time. Today this cap has completed its long journey and has reached Bonhams auction house. Where the price to be charged during the auction of this cap is being estimated in crores. According to the auction house, the estimated price of Bradman’s cap can go from $ 3,00,000 to $ 4,00,000 or Rs 2.50 crore to Rs 3.40 crore.
It will be auctioned on this day
Bidding for the auction of the baggy green cap of great cricketer Bradman will be continued till December 3 next month. This day will be the day of its last bid. Commenting on the cap, Alex Clarke, a senior expert at Bonhams, the only remaining international auction house established in London in 1793, said, “Bradman’s baggy green cap has become part of a priceless legacy of cricket and the game for decades. Apart from the common caps, this baggy green cap may have more historical significance for the lovers of cricket and sports. It is quite likely that those with a keen interest in the history of the game will bid much higher to get it.
(The author is a senior journalist.)
