Auctioneer Hugh Admids returns to auction, fainted during auction last year

IPL Mini Auction 2023: Last year the auction for IPL 2022 was organized in Bangalore. The usual auctioneer Hugh Edmonds has been invited to the mega auction of the Indian Premier League. During the auction, he was successfully carrying forward the auction process of the players. Don’t know what happened in such a way that he fainted and fell down from the stage. Seeing his condition, all the 10 franchisees involved in the auction were stunned. Many people started praying for his safety. In such a situation, the assistants were taken to the hospital. Later his health improved. The same Hugh Adams will take over the responsibility of auctioning the players during the mini auction this time too. The players’ auction for IPL 2023 will be held in Kochi on December 23.

Broadcaster gave information

The official broadcaster shared a picture of Hugh Edmonds preparing for the IPL 2023 mini auction in Kochi. Jio Cinema tweeted and wrote, Hugh Admides is fully excited about the IPL auction process, he is ready for the entire season in the auction. Edmeads, 62, has a long experience in international fine art, classic car auctions. During the 2-day auction process last year, he fainted and fell down from the stage in Bengaluru. In such a situation, the BCCI had taken forward the auction process with Charu Sharma.

405 players in auction

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This year, 991 players from all over the world had registered for the Indian Premier League. But out of them 405 players were shortlisted. Out of these 405 players, all 10 franchises will bid for 87 slots. Of these, 273 are Indian and 132 overseas players. While 5 cricketer associates are included in the countries. Among these players, there are 119 capped and 286 uncapped players.

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