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Prabhjot’s jersey fetches highest price

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FOR A CAUSE: Hockey player Prabhjot Singh with the jersey that fetched the highest price at an auction in Chandigarh on Thursday.

Chandigarh: In a first-of-its-kind initiative to raise funds for a tournament, leading hockey players Rajpal Singh, Prabhjot Singh and Deepak Thakur on Thursday auctioned the jerseys worn by them in major championships.

The three jerseys fetched a total of Rs 2.3 lakh, with the one worn by Prabhjot attracting the highest price of Rs 95,000.

Funds for tournament

The three players decided to auction their apparel to raise funds for the Dharam Singh Memorial tournament to be held from June 8 to 12 in which eight teams will be participating.

Sandeep Aggarwal, owner of a Jalandhar-based sports goods manufacturing company paid Rs 95,000 for Prabhjot’s jersey worn in the 2007 Asia Cup final.

Rajpal’s jersey worn in the same match, was bought for Rs 75,000 by Australia-based Rajpal Sandhu.

A jersey worn by Deepak Thakur fetched Rs 60,000 from Allahabad-based businessman Bhupinder Singh. Thakur had worn the jersey in the 2004 Champions Trophy final against Pakistan in the Netherlands. — PTI

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