England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler is auctioning the shirt he wore during last summer’s triumphant World Cup final to raise funds for two London hospitals amid the outbreak of the pandemic coronavirus. As per reports, it has already received a bid in excess of £50,000.
Buttler played a significant role in helping England lift their first-ever major trophy in front of their home crowd at the historic Lord’s Cricket Stadium. He was the man who broke the stumps during the decisive super-over victory against New Zealand.
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Jos Buttler has now decided to place the powder blue one-day jersey, which will forever hold a place in English cricket history – on eBay. The profits raised will be given to the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals Charity. Both hospitals are heart and lung centres on the frontline of the coronavirus response.
“Last week, the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals charity launched an emergency appeal to provide lifesaving equipment for those two hospitals, specialising in lung and heart conditions in preparation for the COVID-19 outbreak. To help with their fundraising effort, I’m going to be donating my World Cup final shirt, signed by all the players who were members of that squad”, the wicket-keeper batsman said in the video.
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“I am going to be auctioning my World Cup Final shirt to raise funds for the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals Charity. Last week they launched an emergency appeal to provide lifesaving equipment to help those affected during the COVID-19 outbreak,” Jos Buttler wrote on Twitter along with the video post.
I’m going to be auctioning my World Cup Final shirt to raise funds for the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals charity. Last week they launched an emergency appeal to provide life saving equipment to help those affected during the Covid-19 outbreak. Link to auction in my bio. pic.twitter.com/ODN9JY4pk1
— Jos Buttler (@josbuttler) March 31, 2020
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Meanwhile, the United Kingdom have been severely affected by the rise of the coronavirus pandemic. There are more than 25000 positive cases in the country with a death toll of over 1700 people. Globally, there has been over 850000 cases and 42000 deaths at the time of writing.
