5 Most expensive equipment of cricketers sold at auction

3. Sir Donald Bradman's Baggy Green from 1946-47 Ashes series:

Sir Donald Bradman’s Baggy Green cap from the 1946-47 Ashes series was sold for a whopping AUD 438,500 (around INR 2.52 crore) and was secured by the National Museum of Australia in Canberra. Half of the funding came from the federal government, ensuring that the piece of cricket history was in the country for future generations to admire.

Bradman wore this cap while leading Australia in the first Ashes series after World War II, where his team defeated England 3-0 in the five-Test series. That win started the legendary 1948 Invincibles tour, where Bradman’s team went unbeaten in England.