IPL Auctioneer Hugh Edmeades Collapses During Auction, Charu Sharma Replaces Him

A little after 2 pm, the IPL auctioneer Hugh Edmeades collapsed to the ground.

IPL auctioneer Hugh Edmeades in Bengaluru at the IPL mega auction 2022.

(Photo: BCCI)

A little after 2 pm, with the mega IPL auction having been underway in Bengaluru for over two hours already, IPL auctioneer Hugh Edmeades collapsed to the ground.

Given the situation, the auction was paused immediately.

Edmeades, who has been the IPL's auctioneer since the 2018 auction, is reported to have suffered low blood pressure and was attended to by the medical team at the hotel where the auction is taking place. His condition is now stable, as per an update shared by the official account of the IPL on Twitter.

The auction is scheduled to resume at 3:30 pm, and veteran cricket host Charu Sharma will replace Edmeades as the auctioneer for the rest of the event.

Edmeades was appointed by the BCCI as the IPL auctioneer in 2018, replacing Richard Madley.

In a career spanning around four decades, Edmeades has reportedly conducted more than 2500 auctions around the world.