"Put on your shoes and come here," Brijesh Patel's one phone call and Charu Sharma rescued the IPL Mega Auction

Hugh Edmeades had a medical issue on Day 1 of the IPL 2022 auction, thus Charu Sharma stepped in as the auctioneer.

Hugh Edmeades, who has been supervising IPL auctions since 2019, collapsed on the platform on Day 1 of the two-day major auction event. Whilst doing the bidding of Sri Lankan all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga, he collapsed from the podium. Afterwards, He was quickly apprehended by medical personnel.

Following the terrible occurrence on Saturday, Charu Sharma, a well-known TV presenter and pundit, took over the proceedings from Edmeades.

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IPL chairman Brijesh Patel contacted Charu Sharma and requested that he rush to the venue in Bengaluru.

In Charu Sharma's words

In an interview with Cricbuzz, Sharma revealed, " 'Put on your shoes and come here,' the chairman of the Indian Premier League (IPL) mentioned on the phone. There is an emergency."

"When I reached, I was told what had happened to Hugh Edmeades – the original IPL auctioneer from England, who fell off the dais due to Postural Hypotension. I said 'fine, let's do it.' We had a 15-minute session. I inquired about what all had been conducted and what was left to do. The IPL officials then asked me if the break should be extended. I said 'don't'. I had some fun," he added further.

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However, Charu has hosted various award ceremonies and served as a quizmaster for several television shows.

"Yes, fun. It is a profession that is not alien to me. It was just another day with the hammer. The difference was, maybe, more people were watching and following it. A professional job is a professional job. Two people involved or two million or two billion and whether it is a Rs 2 auction or a Rs 1 billion auction," he concluded.

Nevertheless, in the opening season of the IPL, Charu Sharma was also the CEO of the Royal Challengers Bangalore team.

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