Britain's Hugh Dias, who was auctioning, fell unconsciously

A major incident happened during the IPL Mega Auction. Hugh Adams, who was anchoring the entire auction, suddenly fell unconscious. Hughes, who hails from Britain, has been taken for a medical checkup. The auction has been stopped immediately. Now the auction has started again. Charu Sharma anchored in place of Hugh Adams. The incident happened when he was bidding for Sri Lankan leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga.

IPL tweeted and wrote – Auctioneer Hugh Adams suddenly collapsed during the auction due to postural hypotension. He was treated by the medical team soon after this incident and his condition is better at present.

Hughes is an auction expert for fine art, classic and charity. He has been conducting auctions for more than 35 years and so far has done more than 2500 auctions across the world. He has visited over 30 cities including Dubai, Hong Kong, Casablanca, New York, Mumbai, Monte Carlo, Los Angeles and Tokyo for charity auctions.