IPL 2022 auction put on hold after auctioneer collapses midway

In a horrific incident, Indian Premier League (IPL) auctioneer Hugh Edmeades has collapsed midway during IPL 2022 auction taking place in Bengaluru on Saturday.

Ipl Auctioneer Hugh Edmeades Fell Down 😳😳#iplauctioneer #IPLMegaAuction2022 pic.twitter.com/VNirRUDE4N

— Tanay (@tanay_chawda1) February 12, 2022

As per reports, Edmeades was attended by the medical staff and is deemed okay now.

Meanwhile, BCCI has shared an update saying Hugh Edmeades is absolutely fine and the auction will be resuming at 3.30 PM IST.

"Our auctioneer is stable. The medical guys are attending to him. He should be back for the next set," read the BCCI statement.

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

The incident occurred when the franchises were bidding for Sri Lanka allrounder Wanindu Hasaranga as Edmeades suddenly fell down from the stage leaving everyone around him concerned before being attended to by the medical team at the venue in Bengaluru.

Broadcaster Charu Sharma has now been identified as the replacement for Hugh for day one of the IPL auction.

Hugh is a British international fine art, and charity auctioneer. In a 35-year career as a Christie’s auctioneer, he conducted more than 2,500 auctions, selling over 310,000 lots for a sum in excess of £2.7 billion.