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IPL 2024 auction: 1st female auctioneer Mallika Sagar
The Indian Premiere League (IPL) auction will take place in Dubai on December 19. For the first time, a female auctioneer named Mallika Sagar will handle the gavel.
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Here's everything you need to know about Mallika Sagar.
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Mallika Sagar is a Mumbai-based art collector and consultant who has a deep interest in Indian art.
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She will be the first female auctioneer in the league's history. Mallika has also conducted the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) auction in 2021.
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The female auctioneer has conducted the inaugural auction of Women Premiere League (WPL). BCCI has appointed Mallika to conduct the auction of WPL 2024 auction.
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She auctioned for the first time at a British auction house at Christie's, being the first woman of Indian origin to do so.
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Mallika has majored in art history at Bryn Mawr College in Philadelphia.
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Mallika Sagar replaced Hugh Edmeades for the post. Richard Madley, Charu Sharma and Hugh Edmeades have been the gavel bangers at previous IPL auctions.
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