MUMBAI: KL Rahul and his wife Athiya will organise a special cricket auction in Mumbai on August 23. Called ‘Cricket for a Cause', the auction intends to raise funds for the Vipla Foundation, a 36-year-old non-profit organisation that strives to empower women and children through initiatives like Inclusion, Education to safeguard them from gender-based violence.
The foundation said the auction will feature some of the most significant cricket memorabilia, donated by several Indian and international cricketers. It will feature 27 cricket collectables such as jerseys, gloves, and cricket bats from cricket icons like Rahul Dravid, MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shreyas Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Ravindra Jadeja and Lucknow Super Giants, and international players, Jos Buttler, Quinton de Kock, Marcus Stoinis and Nicholas Pooran.
