The ongoing IPL 2022 mega auction has been halted after a medical emergency that occurred inside the main hall where the bidding for the mega-event was taking place on Friday in Bengaluru. On day first, of the ongoing IPL 2022 Mega Auction, fans were left in shock after auctioneer Hugh Edmeades fainted during bidding.
Yes, you read that right. On Friday, IPL auctioneer Hugh Edmeades fainted while making calls for the Sri Lanka all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga, who was going under the hammer at that time.
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Moments after Hugh Edmeades shockingly collapsed from the stage and fell flat on the ground, the auction went off-air and the live feed from Bengaluru was immediately stopped. The auctions will now resume after luck and Edmeades will continue with the proceedings.
As per the reports, the auctioneer Edmeades is fine now and the IPL auction will resume soon after lunch.
Indian cricket commentator Gautam Bhimani also took to Twitter to give an update about the health of the auctioneer Hugh Edmeades is doing ‘fine’ now but a bit shook. Gautam wrote:
“Update from ground zero! Hugh Edmeades the auctioneer is fine but a bit shaken! Was a physical fall no internal issues with him”
Here, check out the Tweet:
Update from ground zero! Hugh Edmeades the auctioneer is fine but a bit shaken! Was a physical fall no internal issues with him #CricbuzzLive
— Gautam Bhimani (@gbhimani) February 12, 2022
For the unversed, Edmeades, who has experience of over 35 years in conducting auctions, was appointed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India in 2018 to conduct the IPL auctions. In the ongoing mega event, 370 Indian players have registered for the event along with 220 overseas players.
