Queensland, Jan. 27 -- A rare baggy green cap worn by Australian cricket legend Sir Donald Bradman during India's maiden Test series as an independent nation has been sold for AU$460,000 (approximately US$320,000) at an auction in Queensland.

The iconic cap, dating back to the 1947-48 home series against India, was purchased by an anonymous buyer at a Gold Coast auction conducted by Lloyds Auctions. Bradman had worn the cap in what turned out to be his final home Test series before gifting it to Indian opening bowler Sriranga Wasudev Sohoni. The Sohoni family preserved the historic memorabilia for more than seven decades without ever displaying it publicly.

Lee Hames, chief operating officer of Lloyds Auctions, described the item as a p...