KL Rahul and wife Athiya Shetty raised Rs 1.93 crore through an auction aimed at helping hearing-impaired and intellectually challenged children.

New Delhi: A team India jersey signed by Virat Kohli fetched a whopping Rs 40 lakh in the 'Cricket for a Cause' cricket auction by Indian cricketer KL Rahul and his wife Athiya Shetty to help children in need. The auction, held in Mumbai on Friday, featured memorabilia from some of the top Indian and overseas cricketers, the proceeds of which will go towards helping hearing-impaired and intellectually challenged children through the Wipla Foundation.

Apart from Kohli's Team India jersey, the former India captain's batting gloves fetched Rs 28 lakh. Apart from Kohli, Rohit Sharma's bat costs Rs 24 lakh, former T20 World Cup winning India coach Rahul Dravid's bat costs Rs 11 lakh, while two-time World Cup winning captain MS Dhoni's bat costs Rs 13 lakh. Rahul's jersey was sold for Rs 11 lakh. Rahul-Shetty raised a total of Rs 1.93 crore for the cause.

On his cricketing front, Rahul is eyeing a comeback to the Indian team. The stylish right-hander was sidelined during the Test series against England due to injury. With the Bangladesh Test series underway at home, Rahul will soon aim to find his form in the Duleep Trophy. He has been named in Team A for the Duleep Trophy and will play under Shubman Gill.

Dhruv Jurel, who made an impressive Test debut against England at home, will don the gloves for Team A. India host a two-match Test series against Bangladesh before taking on New Zealand next month. Post that India will travel to Australia for the five-match Border Gavaskar Trophy.