Dhoni's WC bat auctioned for 72 lakhs The painting, which includes hand-prints and signatures from some of the games’ greatest players including the likes of Ricky Ponting, Andrew Flintoff, Allan Border and Lasith Malinga, went for 250,000 pounds. A bound copy of the original script of Bollywood blockbuster ’3 Idiots’ went for 17,500 pounds. With this, Dhoni launched his charitable foundation, ‘Winning Ways Today for Tomorrow’, at the function.
Dhoni said the charity was already launched in India in March last year and has helped cricket flourish in areas where children hail from poor socio-economic backgrounds. “The charity will look to continue its dedication to improving children’s accessibility to cricket by building a sports academy where children will be able to develop their talents across a whole range of disciplines,” he said. Citing his own example, Dhoni said he was 18 when in 1999-2000, he was approached by a Public Sector Undertaking and provided with three new cricket balls, bat and pad.
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