IPL Auction 2022: Auctioneer Hugh Adams got sick, suddenly fell on stage

Bengaluru: Auctioneer Hugh Adams’ health has suddenly deteriorated amid the IPL auction. He suddenly fell. After this the auction was stopped. Hugh Adams fell when he was bidding for Sri Lankan leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga. According to the reports, he has fallen unconscious. More detailed information in this regard is still awaited.

At the moment it is not clear what happened suddenly that Hugh Adams fell. However, Sri Lankan Wanindu Hasaranga’s bid had crossed 8 crores at the time of Adams’ fall. His base price is Rs 1 crore. The cameras were on Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings at the time of bidding on the Sri Lankan player. During this there was a loud sound and the people sitting there were astonished.

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Medical team arrived to help Hugh Adams

According to the information revealed, the medical team has arrived to help Hugh Adams after his sudden health deteriorated. Also, lunch break has been announced, stopping the auction midway. At the same time, PTI quoted a source as saying that Hugh Adams was immediately pulled out of the hall and taken to a hospital. Whereas BCCI has told that Hugh is fine. According to the BCCI, his health has deteriorated due to low blood sugar.

Lunch was announced ahead of schedule due to the sudden deterioration of Adams

According to IPL broadcaster Star Sports, the auction schedule will once again start at 3.30 pm. Due to the sudden deteriorating health of Hugh Adams, the lunch was announced ahead of schedule. Star Sports has confirmed that Hugh Adams is completely fine.

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Let us tell you that the players’ auction for the 15th season of IPL is to be held in two days. In these two days, 590 players are being bid. It has 370 Indian players. Shreyas Iyer has been the attraction of the auction on the first day on Saturday. He was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for 12.24 crores. At the same time, Harshal Patel was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for 10.75 crores. Apart from this, Shikhar Dhawan, Kagiso Rabada also got a big bid.