Mallika Sagar Made A Big Mistake During The IPL Auction, And RCB Suffered A Loss
IPL 2024: Mallika Sagar made a big mistake during the IPL auction, and RCB suffered a loss. The auction of the 17th edition of the Indian Premier League is underway. In this auction, the most expensive, least expensive, and unsold players are being negotiated.
Sagar is Said To Have Made A Big Mistake:-
Meanwhile, a case is coming to light in which auctioneer Mallika Sagar is said to have made a big mistake. It is being said that the mistake of Mallika caused damage to the camp of the franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).
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Now if we talk about this mistake, it happened during the auction of West Indies star fast bowler Alzarri Joseph. Joseph was bought by RCB for Rs 11.50 crore but still, the franchise is facing losses. Let us tell you when and how this mistake happened:-
Joseph’s Bidding Started With His Base Price Of Rs 1 Crore:-
Actually, this mistake happened during the bidding of the Caribbean pacer. Joseph’s bidding started with his base price of Rs 1 crore. RCB team was not included in the initial auction. CSK started the bid, after which Delhi Capitals entered it.
Then when the bid reached Rs 3 crore, CSK withdrew its hands. Delhi also moved away from here. Then RCB and Gujarat Titans entered the bid. There was a clash between the two and this war went to the end.
There was a short break during this bid and during that time the franchises started talking among themselves and the bidding stopped at Rs 6.40 crore.
After this, when RCB had to bid, Mallika Sagar had to bid Rs 6.60 crore. But when he made the next bid after the break, he bid Rs 6.80 crore. After this, the bidding continued and finally, RCB bought him for Rs 11.50 crore.
RCB Suffered A Loss Of Rs 20 Lakh Due To Sagar’s Mistake:-
Due to this mistake of Mallika Sagar, RCB suffered a loss of Rs 20 lakh. Because there she had to bid Rs 6 crore 60 lakhs but she bid only Rs 6.80 lakhs.
Mallika Sagar had created history by entering the IPL 2024 auction. He replaces Hugh Edmeades who had been part of the process for a long time.
This was the first time in the last 16-17 years that a woman auctioneer was bidding in the auction.
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This was a historic moment but due to her mistake of Rs 20 lakh, Mallika became a topic of discussion on social media. To gradually move the auction forward, many memes about him went viral.