Jos Buttler raises 65,000 pounds for Covid-19 relief after World Cup 2019 shirt auction
Jos Buttler's World Cup final shirt attracted 82 bids with the winning bid amounting to 65,100 pounds. The money will go towards providing life-saving equipment to Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals in London.
In Short
- Jos Buttler had auctioned his World Cup final shirt last month
- Buttler's World Cup shirt had attracted 82 bids with the winning bid at 65,100 pounds
- Buttler played a key role in England winning their maiden World Cup in 2019
England wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler has raised 65,000 pounds ($80,000) from auctioning his World Cup 2019 final shirt online to help fight the Covid-19 pandemic. Buttler said the funds raised from the auction will be used towards providing life-saving equipment to help those affected during the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Jos Buttler, who was part of the World Cup-winning England team, put his long-sleeve shirt up for sale on eBay. The auction closed on Tuesday after the shirt attracted 82 bids with the winning bid amounting 65,100 pounds.
The proceeds from the auction will go towards specialist heart and lung centers provided by the Royal Brompton and Harefield hospitals in London.
"It's a very special shirt but I think it takes on extra meaning with it being able to hopefully go to the emergency cause," Buttler said.
Notably, Jos Buttler had said the World Cup shirt will have signatures of all his England teammates from the final that was played at the Lord's last year.
Jos Buttler shone in the final as he hit a crucial half-century and also played his part in the historic Super Over that finished as a tie. Buttler affected the run out of Martin Guptill that sealed England their maiden World Cup title.
Morgan's rich praise for Buttler
Earlier, England's World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan had heaped rich praise on Jos Buttler for using his World Cup shirt to contribute to Covid-19 relief.
It's an incredibly kind gesture. I'm not one for holding on to memorabilia," Eoin Morgan said.
"We've seen people donate during the Australian bush fires; we saw Shane Warne auction his Baggy Green cap for a million dollars or something absolutely ridiculous.
"The impact that can have on many lives as opposed to sitting in someone's drawer as a bit of a trophy personally it's something I don't understand."