In a scary incident, IPL auctioneer Hugh Edmeades collapsed midway during the IPL 2022 auction taking place in Ben🐠galuru.
The incident happened when the 63-year-old auctioneer was going through a long bidding war between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) over Sri Lankan all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga. The bidding process was immediately halted as th꧙e c✤amera caught Edmeades lying flat on the floor of the auction room.
Oh that’s scary.♛ Th♊e auctioneer has seemingly fainted during . I hope he is Ok
— 🎙️QUENTIN HULL (@QuentinHull)
The official broadcasters th🐬en went to a lunch break a🔥nd did not return to the auction afterwards.
Thankfully, Edmeades was OK. Now, Indian commentator Charu Sharma will resume the bidding proceꩲss, set to resume at 3:30 pm IST.
“Update from ground zero! Hugh Edmeades the auctioneer is fine but a bit shaken! Was a physical fall no internal issues with him,” tweeted TV presenter Gautam Bhimani.
Update from ground zero! Hugh Edmeades the auctioneer is fine but a bit shaken! Was a physi🙈ca♏l fall no internal issues with him
— Gautam Bhimani (@gbhimani)
“Relief. Hugh Edmeades is fine,” wrot🐈e sports writer turned journꦛalist, Ayaz Memon.
Relief. Hugh Edmeades is fine
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah)
Edmeades is a British international fine art, classic car and charity auctioneer. In his 35💧-year career as a Christie’s auctioneer, he has conducted moღre than 2,500 auctions, selling over 310,000 lots for a sum in excess of £2.7 billion.
