In a scary incident, IPL auctioneer Hugh Edmeades collapsed midway during the IPL 2022 auction? taking place in Bengaluru.

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 the camera caught Edmeades lying flat on? the floor of ??the auction room.

Oh that’s scary. The auctioneer has seemingly fainted during #IPLMegaAuction2022. I hope he is Ok pic.twitter.com/gAWkspcA4D

— 🎙️QUENTIN HULL (@QuentinHull) February 12, 2022

The official broadcasters then went to a?? lunch break and did not return to t?he auction afterwards.

Thankfully, Edmeades was OK. Now, Indian commentator Charu Sharma will resume the bidding process, 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 physical fall no internal issues with him #CricbuzzLive

— Gautam Bhimani (@gbhimani) February 12, 2022

“Relief. Hugh Edmeades is fine,” wrote sp??orts writer turned journalist, Ayaz Mem??on.

Relief. Hugh Edmeades is fine #IPLAuction

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) February 12, 2022

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 more than 2,500 auctions, selling over 310,000 lots for a sum in excess of £2.7 billion.

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The players’ auction for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 is ready to take place on? February 12 and 13 at Hotel ITC Gardenia in Bengaluru. Notably, it is the fifteenth IPL auction and the fifth mega-auction, with the last one, occurred in 2018.

As many as 590 players (370 Indian and 220 overseas) are part of the bidding process. Ahead of the auction, 30 players were retained by the eight existing franchises, while the two new teams – Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans �?roped in three players each.

It would be interesting to see how many players amongst 229 capped, 354 uncapped, and seven from the Associate teams would fetch a big deal in the auction. Many experts have already revealed their picks in different categories. Following the pattern, senior Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has also made a huge prediction regarding an uncapped Indian player, who can ?trigger a bidding war.

Ashwin named fast bowler Avesh Khan as his choice and felt that franchises would fight it out to get the Madhya Pradesh pacer in the squad. Avesh, who made his IPL debut in 2017, grabbed the limelight in the 2021 season with consistent performances for Delhi Capitals (DC).

The right-arm pacer played 16 matches for the Capitals and took 24 wickets at an ??economy rate of 7.37. Despite showing utmost consistency, Avesh was released by DC ahead of the mega-auct??ion.

“There is definitely going to be a bidding war for Avesh Khan. No doubt about that. Guarantee. Just like how Vijay Mallya fought for me with CSK in 2010, I can picture a Parth Jindal or a Kiran Rao fighting it out for Avesh Khan this year. With whom will they fight? Well, that might be any team,” said Ashwin on his YouTube channel.

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The highly-anticipated mega-auction of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 is all set to get down to the business this?? Saturday and Sunday (February? 12 and 13) in Bengaluru. As many as 590 players from various countries will go under the hammer, including 370 Indians and 220 overseas players.

Notably, the fifteenth season of the cash-rich league is much more exciting for fans after the addition of two new teams that has made IPL a 10-team affair. The new sides are Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans, who will be captained by KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya, respectively.

Like any other season, this year too will feature players from all age brackets as quite a few young and old players are part of the players’ auction list. On that note, let’s have a look at the oldest and youngest player who will feature in the IPL 2022 mega-auction:

Imran Tahir

Veteran South African spinner Imran Tahir is the oldest player in the auction this year. The leg-spinner, who was part of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) squad that won the IPL in 2021, is 43 years old.

When it comes to Indian players, there is no one aged above 40. The oldest Indian players in the auction are Amit Mishra and S Sreesanth. Both are 39 years old.

Noor Ahmad

From Rashid Khan to Mujeeb Ur Rahman, the talent that Afghanistan has produced is quite phenomenal. In the upcoming auction, eyes will be on another Afghanistan’s spinner Noor Ahmad, who is 17 years and 31 days old.

When it comes to Indian players, three names fit the category. These players are Sameer Rizvi (UPCA), Khrievitso Kense (NCA), and Aaqib Khan (UPCA). All three cricketers are 18 years old.

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Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra has picked a list of finishers who will fetch a high price tag in the upcoming mega-auction for Ind?ian Premier League (IPL) 2022. Finishers are extremely crucial for any franchise as they set up the game nicely with their power-hitting at the later stages of an ??innings.

Chopra reckoned that the finishers might not be in the race for the Orange Cap but will come in as match-winners for IPL franchises. Notably, the likes of MS Dhoni, Hardik Pandya, Andre Russell, Kieron Pollard are ??some standout names who have proven their dexterity as the finishers for their respective sides.

However, these giants of the game have already been bought or retained ahead of the forthcoming auction. But still, there are few names on whom every franchise will be eying in the players’ bidding process, and Chopra has picked such stars who will be on the target of every team.

The cricketer-turned-commentator started the proceedings by naming Shahrukh Khan as his first choice. Chopra opined that Shahrukh w??ould end up as the most expensive uncapped Indian player in IPL 2022 aucti?ons.

“In my opinion, the finisher’s job is the most difficult because you get 10-15 deliveries. This is a very short list, and I feel, Shahrukh Khan will be the most expensive uncapped Indian at the IPL 2022 Auction. He is the only Indian left whom you can expect to play the finisher’s role well. Whether he does that or not, we don’t know, but the expectation is that he will be able to do that, so he will be sold very expensive,” said Chopra on his YouTube channel.

Chopra then went with South African David Miller, stating the explosive left-handed batter will ??also ?find takers at the auction.

“That is why David Miller is bought every time – he is not getting bought very expensive because his performances have not been very good in the recent past. I feel he will be bought this year as well,” added Chopra.

Chopra also picked Indian all-rounder Deepak Hooda and England’s star Liam Livingstone as finishers who will be in demand.

“Deepak Hooda- his name has come in the team, the attempt is being made to prepare him as a finisher. He could be sold expensive if he has a good ODI series. You can get Liam Livingstone to do that job, he does something close to that for England,” explained the 44-year-old.

Chopra further selected a few other players such as Dinesh Karthik, Mitchell Marsh, Dwayne Bravo and Sam Billings for the role of finishers who will gain attraction f??rom the franchise?s.

“There are very few cricketers like that in world cricket. You repeatedly go towards Dinesh Karthik because of that. Mitchell Marsh – he is extraordinary, but there is also an injury issue. Then Dwayne Bravo, Sam Billings – he is good, but it is sometimes difficult to hit in Indian conditions,” Chopra concluded.

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The players’ auction of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 is all set to take place in Bengaluru on February 12 and 13. This year, the auction will be huge as from 2022 onwards, the cash-rich league will be a 10-team affair with ??two new s??ides entering the competition.

Notably, all 10 teams were allotted a purse of INR 90 crore, which was utilised firstly by the already existing eight teams, who revealed the list of players they retained ahead of the players’ auction. In total, 27 players have been retained by the teams, which include 19 Indians and 8 overseas. Further, six more players were picked in the drafts by the two new franchises (three players each) – Lucknow and Ahmedabad.

There is no doubt that several stars will now go under the hammer in the auctions and the franchises would be keen to buy their services. But who will be able to crack a million-dollar deal would be the red-hot topic amongst fans, and regarding the same, veteran Indian commentator Harsha Bhogle has named two players who can fetch the big bucks i?n IPL 2022.

Bhogle first picked explosive opening batter Ishan Kishan, who was released by Mumbai Indians (MI) prior to the auction process. Bhogle reckoned that Ishan fulfils three basic requirements – Indian player, left-handed batter and wicketkeeper �?which every franchise looks for in the auctions.

“Ishan Kishan, because he ticks off an Indian player, left-hander, wicketkeeper�?left-hand top-order wicketkeeper, that’s three boxes you’re looking for,” said Bhogle on Cricbuzz.

Bhogle then named Tamil Nadu star Shahrukh Khan, who impressed one and all with his exploits in the Punjab Kings (PBKS) in IPL 2021. The veteran commentator felt that Shahrukh, who was not retained by PBKS for the next season, reminds him of explosive batter Yusuf Pathan.

“I’m expecting him to do really well this year because there is a spark about him, and he’s got a huge presence at the crease. He’s big built, a bit like Yusuf Pathan. You know, Yusuf Pathan in his prime when he was batting, he had that presence about him at the crease, and I find a little bit of that in Shahrukh Khan,” added Bhogle.

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Ahead of the upcoming mega-auction of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022, the two new teams �?Lucknow and Ahmedabad �?have confirmed their draft picks. Both sides were asked to submit their thr??ee draft picks in the combination of two domestic players and a maximum of one foreign playe??r by January 22.

Recently, the new franchises have officially revealed the list of those three players they have roped in ahead of the forthcoming auction. The RP Sanjiv Goenka-owned Lucknow went wi?th KL Rahul, Marcus Stoinis and Ravi Bishnoi. Both Rahul and Bishnoi were part of Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the last season of the cash-rich league, while Stoinis was a member of Delhi Capitals (DC).

Similarly, Ahmedabad have roped in star all-rounder Hardik Pandya, ace spinner Rashid Khan and aspirational opener Shubman Gill. Hardik was a crucial member of five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI), while Rashid was a part of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). Likewise, Gill represented Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the previous edition of the lucrative league.

Notably, all 10 teams were allotted a purse of?? INR 90 crore. The other eight ??teams utilised it after revealing the list of players they retained, while the two new sided made use of purse for drafting the three players.

Here are the purse remaining with each IPL franchise after retention/draft picks:

• Delhi Capitals �?INR 47.5 crore
• Chennai Super Kings �?INR 48 crore
• Royal Challengers Bangalore �?INR 57 crore
• Kolkata Knight Riders �?INR 48 crore
• Mumbai Indians �?INR 48 crore
• Punjab Kings �?INR 72 crore
• Rajasthan Royals �?INR 62 crore
• Sunrisers Hyderabad �?INR 68 crore
• Lucknow �?INR 58 crore
• Ahmedabad �?INR 52 crore

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The auction for the 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is all set to take place in February next year. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has informed the franchises that the mega-auction will take place in Bengaluru on February? 12 and 13.

It also has to be noted that Team India will be locking horns with West Indies on the auction day. I??ndia and West Indies are s??lated to face each other in an ODI encounter on February 12 in Kolkata.

De??spite the clash,?? the BCCI official said that auction dates are final.

“It has been clarified to us that the match and auction are two different things and both will go ahead,” a franchise official was quote??d as saying to Cricbuzz.

Many big names have been released by the already existing eight teams ahead of the auction, and that’s why franchises might start a bidding war to acquire their services during the mega-event.

But the same could happen for some Indian domestic player?s as well, especially for the ones who have delivered eye-catching performances in the?? last couple of seasons of the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy.

The complete list of players for the auction is expected to be finalised by mid-January, after the two new franchises – Ahmedabad and Lucknow – make their picks of up to three players from the released list.

While the final date for the new teams to make their picks is December 25, it is now all but c?ertain that this deadline will be deferred due to the festive season.

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