IPL Auction 2022: On Saturday, veteran auctioneer Hugh Edmeades collapsed while conducting the first session of the IPL (Indian Premier League) auction in Bengaluru. After a medical check-up. he was found to be doing fine. Veteran Sports Presenter Charu Sharma was handed the auction duties for the remaining event. Shram was the CEO of the RCB (Royal Challengers Bangalore) franchise during the first season of IPL. The IPL in its official account stated that Edmeades’s health is in stable condition.
Mr. Hugh Edmeades, the IPL auctioneer, had an unfortunate fall because of Postural Hypotension during the IPL Auction event.
Edmeades has conducted more than 2700 auctions across the world, primarily of cars including an Aston Martin used in a James Bond movie. At the time of his fall down, Sri Lankan leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga’s name is under the hammer.