New Delhi: For sale !!!! Richard Madley’s voice was synonymous with the Indian Premier League auction (IPL) and because Mega’s auction only on us, was fair to reflect on how the first auction wrapped back in 2008 and how everything began to rich in league cash.
EX-IPL Auctioneer Richard Madley has opened out how it feels related to the tournament back on that day.
Madley took over the Auction of the IPL every season since the beginning of the league until 2018.
From the 2019 season, he was replaced by Hugh Edmeadas.
In the interaction with Ani, Madley opened his mind about the IPL, a war offer for the player, and what he made from Ms Dhoni who was picked up by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) was back in 2008.
“When I was first approached giving advice on the initial formatting of the auction In February 2008, I gave technical advice on the auction laws – including regulations and regulations.
I always want to visit India but never had the opportunity to do it.
Invited to do that first.
The auction gives me the opportunity to see the passion shown For cricket, “Madley told Ani.
“No one knew that in the Oberoi Hilton Ballroom, Mumbai on February 20, 2008 that the world of cricket would change forever.
The electricity atmosphere in the auction room was because the player after the player was under the hammer.
Technology is limited to 14 years ago and there is no Twitter or Instagram.
No one thinks I sell MS Dhoni for USD 1.5 million.
The cellphone is prohibited from auction but I don’t even have a camera, “he added.
Furthermore, revealing his memory of the first IPL auction, said Madley, “the auction really started steadily – with Shoaib Akhtar who sold to Kolkata and Shane Warnne to Jaipur with a base price of USD 450,000.
And then outside the bag came with a small cricket ball.
-With the name of Ms.
Dhoni – with a base price of USD 400,000 -parking war bid until my hammer dropped at USD 1.5 million to Chennai.
The IPL auction has taken off.
“” The IPL has captured the world’s imagination of cricket from God to Sydney -dan of course throughout India.
It’s full of action, skilled, exciting, tactical, fast, fast, and fun.
It challenges football for skills and entertainment.
Having been running for 14 years and has grown massively.
Now it will need to be expanded globally if you maintain The pattern of growth.
The next United States, “he added.
When asked about a war offer the most prominent in the IPL auction, Madley talked about how Kieron Pollard caught the imagination of four franchises back in 2010.
“At each auction, there is one player who caught the attention of the whole room.
The most extraordinary offer scenario we have ever been Have was in 2010 when we had a four-way battle between Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Kolkata Knight Riders for Kieron Pollard.
Every franchise is invited to make a secret offer sealed for the player above and above the 750k sign USD.
History will notify you that Mumbai Indian is a successful bidder that must go down as one of the strategically successful bids of all the time – underlying the opposition to Mumbai to secure their amulets, “Madley said.
Mega auction for the 2022 IPL season will be held on February 12 and 13 in Bengaluru.
590 Cricketers will be under the hammer.
Among the 590 players who have registered for auction, 228 closed players, 355 players who have not been exchanged and 7 belongs to the Associate state.