Mallika Sagar
The auction of cricket players for IPL 2024 is going to start shortly. Some things will happen for the first time in this auction. One thing is that for the first time the IPL auction will be held outside India in Dubai. Secondly, for the first time, an Indian will take charge of the Men’s IPL auction and that too a girl. Yes, there will be auctions worth around Rs 263 crore in this mini auction. Which will be operated by an Indian girl. The name of this girl is Mallika Sagar. Mallika Sagar recently took charge of the Women’s Premier League. Mallika Sagar had also done the work of handling the WPL auction of the year 2023.
Who is Mallika Sagar?
Mumbai-based art collector Mallika Sagar hosted the auction of WPL 2023 and 2024. Well known in the sports world. Mallika Sagar, 48, has about 25 years of experience in auctions and before cricket, she has also participated in the Pro Kabaddi League auction. She has hosted several auctions at the famous Pundole Art Gallery in Mumbai. The special thing is that at the age of 26, she was the first Indian auctioneer of Christie’s. He has replaced Charu Sharma in IPL. Who was replaced by Hugh Adams during the 2023 auction due to medical emergency. However, Charu Sharma was never a full time IPL auctioneer.
IPL auction only for 10 years
From 2008 to 2018, Richard Madley hosted the IPL auction, one of the world’s largest sports auctions. He is a former international hockey player and cricket player from Surrey franchise. In the year 2019, Hugh Adams was appointed as the host of the IPL auction in place of Madley. In his 35-year long career, Amadeus has hosted more than 2,500 auctions. In which more than 310,000 lots amounting to more than 2.7 billion pounds i.e. 28 thousand crore rupees have been sold.
Auction will be held for 77 slots
In this mini auction only 77 slots will be auctioned. For which there will be a war between 333 players. Many international players have declared themselves available in the 2024 IPL season. The important reason for this is the year 2024 T20 World Cup. IPL is being considered quite suitable for its preparations. This World Cup will be held in West Indies and America. In this IPL, all eyes will be on Australian captain Pat Cummins and fast bowler Mitchell Starc. Among the batsmen, the names of Travis Head and New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra are also being taken quite prominently.
Source: www.tv9hindi.com
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