Coronavirus updates: Herschelle Gibbs puts up ‘438’ bat for auction to raise funds for COVID-19

Herschelle Gibbs puts up ‘438’ bat for auction: The former South African cricketer has come forward to contribute towards the ongoing pandemic.

Former South Africa batsman Herschelle Gibbs has come forward to become the latest cricketer to initiate an auction in a bid to raise funds for the ongoing novel COVID-19 pandemic.

Gibbs took to his social media platform Twitter account to make public the announcement. “Supersport showing the #438 game . The bat i used that day will be up for auction to raise funds for covid. Kept it all these years,” read Gibbs’ tweet.

Apart from Gibbs, Pakistan Test captain Azhar Ali put up his bat and jersey, Bangladesh wicket-keeper batsman Mushfiqur Rahim put up his bat and India wicket-keeper batsman Lokesh Rahul put up his equipment for auction in a bid to gather some financial assistance for workers in their respective countries.

Gibbs, 46, had last played for South Africa in 2010. While Gibbs continued to play in domestic leagues till 2013, he has since then played several charity and awareness matches with the Road Safety World Series earlier this year being the latest one.

Having coached in some T20 leagues, Gibbs had recently expressed interest in becoming the batting coach of Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Herschelle Gibbs puts up ‘438’ bat for auction

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