Sydney (Reuters) – Australian cricketer David Warner has issued a heartfelt plea for the return of his rucksack, containing his baggy green cap, which went missing during a flight from Melbourne to Sydney for his final test match this week.
The 37-year-old will conclude his 12-year career in the longest format of the game in the third test against Pakistan at Sydney Cricket Ground, his home ground, starting on Wednesday.
“This is my last resort, but my backpack, which contained my Baggy Green, has been taken from my luggage, which was transported to Melbourne airport and flown … to Sydney a few days ago,” he said in an Instagram post.
Warner continued, “It’s sentimental to me, it’s something that I would love to have back, in my hands, walking out there come this week.
“If it’s the backpack that you really wanted, I have a spare one here. You won’t get into trouble, just get in touch with Cricket Australia or me. I’m happy to give this to you if you return my Baggy Green.”
Baggy green caps are symbolically significant for Australian cricketers, who typically receive them from a former player on the morning of their test debut and wear them with pride, even as they deteriorate over the course of their career.
The baggy green cap of Australian cricketing great Shane Warne fetched a whopping A$1,007,500 ($686,913.50) at an auction in January 2020.($1 = 1.4667 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Nick Mulvenney in Sydney; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
