‘There was no explanation given’ – Former IPL Auctioneer Richard Madley says he does not know why he was removed by the BCCI after IPL 2018

The Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction will be a massive event held over the course of 2 days in the city of Bangalore. 12th and 13th February will see 600 players being auctioned, and all the 10 participating franchises would have come up with their own strategies to build their team ahead of IPL 2022.

And, ahead of the IPL mega auction, former IPL auctioneer Richard Madley opened up on why he did not continue conducting the IPL auction after 2018. Adding that he conducted the 2018 IPL Auction in a successful manner, Madley stated that he did not get the invitation from the BCCI to host the auction thereafter.

“I conducted the last IPL Auction in 2018 that went successfully. I then returned to the UK. Normally I get an invitation towards the end of the year to host the auction from the BCCI. That invitation didn’t come through and I heard nothing,” said Madley in a chat with the Times of India.

I never put any foot wrong: Richard Madley

Richard Madley also added that he then got to know that Hugh Edmeades has been appointed as the new auctioneer and no explanation was given to him. Adding that he has never put a foot wrong, Madley said that he does not know why he is not the auctioneer anymore.

“The next thing I got to know was that Mr. Hugh Edmeades has been appointed the IPL Auctioneer. There was no explanation given to me. There were no thanks for my long service. As far as I know, I never put any foot wrong. This is the great unknown question in the history of IPL why Mr. Madley is no longer the auctioneer,” added Madley.

Madley also revealed that he has had no communication with the BCCI since, and concluded by stating that he has a lot of good memories from the IPL.

“I have had no communication with the BCCI in the last 4 years but my phone is ready for every communication. I have only good memories of the IPL. I have only made friends there. Never say never,” concluded Madley.