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Shubman Gill had a memorable outing in the recently concluded five-match Test series between India and England, which ended in a 2-2 draw. Gill captained India in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy.

Gill led from the front and achieved a positive result in his maiden series as Test skipper. He was the top run-getter in the series, having scored 754 runs at an average of 75.40 on the back of four incredible centuries.

Gill's India Test jersey, which he wore during the Lord’s Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy and signed, was auctioned for £4,600 (around Rs 5.41 lakhs) in the Budds auction under the lot dedicated to the Red For Ruth charity. It bagged out the highest price from the dozens of match memorabilia, including the signed shirts and caps from players on both sides, portraits, bats, hospitality tickets, among other items.

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Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja's were the joint-second highest at £4,200 (around Rs 4.94 lakhs), followed by KL Rahul at £4,000 (around Rs 4.70 lakhs). For England, Joe Root's signed jersey got the highest bid at £3,800 (around Rs 4.47 lakhs), followed by Ben Stokes' £3,400 (around Rs 4 lakhs). Among caps, Root's signed ones were sold at the highest at £3,000 (around Rs 3.52 lakhs), while Rishabh Pant's earned the best bid for India at £1,500 (around Rs 1.76 lakhs).

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The description for the shirt worn by Gill, the highest run-scorer of the series India drew 2-2, on the auction website gave an idea of the image he has in the country: "This special-edition shirt, worn in support of the Ruth Strauss Foundation, features the official India Test crest and shows visible signs of match wear, with staining and unwashed. Gill, renowned for his graceful stroke play and calm temperament, is one of the brightest talents in world cricket. Shirt is unwashed and match worn—a rare collector’s item from a memorable day at the Home of Cricket."

Notably, one day of every Lord's Test is dedicated to former England captain Andrew Strauss’ foundation, Red For Ruth, as cricketers, broadcasters, and the public wear red. The initiative, which started in memory of Ruth Strauss, his late wife, who died of cancer, has now become a significant part of the English cricket calendar.