“Ahead of the 2007 T20 World Cup, Lalit Modi gifted Yuvraj Singh a Porsche for hitting six sixes in an over, and later auctioned the bat used by him for ₹7 crore.”
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Claim dated 16 Dec 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
While it is true that Lalit Modi gifted a Porsche to Yuvraj Singh for hitting six sixes, there is no report that the bat was auctioned for ₹7 crore. Lalit Modi has stated in podcasts that the bat is still with him, and no credible reports support the auction claim.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 16 December 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 18 December 2025, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Instagram posthttps://www.instagram.com/p/DST8FAWkU-O/
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