Shane Warne's famous baggy green cap has raised more than a million Australian dollars for the victims of wildfires in the country.
The leg-spinner wore the item thoughout his career in which he played 145 Test matches and took an Australian record 708 wickets.
He announced the auction on his Instagram account on Monday, saying the impact of the fires has been "devastating".
Huge parts of south-east Australia have been ravaged by fires with 27 people killed and more than 2,000 homes destroyed.
The 50-year-old announced the winning bid was 1,007,500 dollars (€623818.81).
Thankyou so much to everyone that placed a bid & a huge Thankyou / congrats to the successful bidder - you have blown me away with your generosity and this was way beyond my expectations ! The money will go direct to the Red Cross bushfire appeal. Thankyou, Thankyou, Thankyou ❤️ pic.twitter.com/vyVcA7NfGs
— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) January 9, 2020
He wrote on Twitter: "You have blown me away with your generosity and this was way beyond my expectations."
The money will go to the Australian Red Cross.
Writing when he launched the auction, Warne said: "Lives have been lost, homes have been destroyed and over 500 million animals have died too. Everyone is in this together and we continue to find ways to contribute and help on a daily basis.
"This has lead me to auction of my beloved baggy green cap (350) that I wore throughout my test career (when I wasn't wearing my white floppy hat).
"I hope my baggy green can raise some significant funds to help all those people that are in desperate need."
Warne is among a number of global sports stars to make major donations to the Australia bushfire appeal.
Six-time Formula One world champion Hamilton said on Twitter he was "pledging 500k to support the animals, wildlife volunteers and rural fire services".
Meanwhile, world number two Djokovic has matched fellow tennis ace Maria Sharapova's donation of 25,000 Australian dollars.
It breaks my heart to see the devastation the Australian bushfires are causing to people and animals across the country. I'm pledging $500k to support the animals, wildlife volunteers and rural fire services. If you are able to, and you haven’t already then you can donate too. pic.twitter.com/DXjScK5Oqq
— Lewis Hamilton (@LewisHamilton) January 9, 2020
Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has pledged to donate 200 Australian dollars for every ace he serves at all the tennis tournaments he enters in January.
Other Australian tennis players Alex De Minaur and John Millman have followed Kyrgios' lead by offering to donate 250 and 100 Australian dollars respectively for every ace they hit during the month.
Fellow Australian Ashleigh Barty, the current world number one, promised to donate all of her prize money from last week's Brisbane International tournament and went on to lose in the final.
Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams and Roger Federer will help raise funds by playing in a series of exhibition matches on 15 January, five days before the Australian Open.
Kyrgios, Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas, Japan's Naomi Osaka and Dane Caroline Wozniacki will also take part in the Melbourne fundraiser.
Another Australian, Formula One driver Daniel Ricciardo, will raffle his race suit from this year's Australian Grand Prix to help bushfire victims.
Brighton goalkeeper Mathew Ryan has promised to donate 500 Australian dollars for every save registered by Premier League goalkeepers this weekend.
Over a billion animals have been reported to have died in the bushfires and the 27-year-old Australia international said the money will go to WIRES, the Australian Wildlife Rescue emergency fund.
American mixed martial artist Jorge Masvidal, the UFC welterweight champion, has pledged to donate all the proceeds from his visit to Australia in February and said on Twitter he plans to help firefighters tackle the blazes himself.
