Mallika Sagar will play the role of Auctioneer in the IPL Auction and has been a part of the PKL
IPL Auctioneer Mallika Sagar: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has appointed Mallika Sagar as the auctioneer for the Indian Premier League 2024 players auction. The IPL 2024 auction will be held on December 19 at the CocaCola Arena in Dubai. Malikka Sagar also played a major role in the Women’s Premier League auction this year. Earlier, BCCI used to hire the services of Richard Madley or Hugh Adams for the IPL auction.
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Mallika Sagar will play the role of Auctioneer
Mallika also came to the market during the inaugural session of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) auction earlier this year. Usually, BCCI includes either Richard Madley or Hugh Adams for the IPL auction. But, with Adamides fainting due to “postural hypotension” during the mega-auction in 2022, the BCCI would not want to take any chances.
Who is Mallika Sagar? Was also seen in the PKL auction
Mallika Sagar will auction players for the Women’s Premier League for the first time. Before this, it has auctioned players in the Pro Kabaddi League. Mallika Sagar is a famous art collector in the country who has conducted many types of auctions. In such a situation, it has to be seen how his style is during the auction.
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Indian women will finally get their due on the international stage
In an interview ahead of the WPL auction earlier this year, Mallika expressed her gratitude to the BCCI for entrusting her with the responsibility of the auction, saying, “Indian women will finally get their due on the international stage, they will have the ability to play at the highest level “
All 10 franchises can buy only 77 players
Overall, 1166 players have registered for this year’s IPL auction. Indians dominate this list with 830 players, while the remaining 336 are foreign players. However, all 10 franchises can buy only 77 players, which will include 30 foreigners and 47 Indians.