Richard Madley
@iplauctioneer
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Original IPL & SA20 Auctioneer. BBC TV “Bargain Hunt” expert . Independent Art and antiques valuer and agent
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Selling
#Dhoni
in the first
#IPL
auction was a career highlight & meeting him was very special.
He signed this for my son
@harrymadley6
Good luck today
#CSK
#WhistlePodu
#Yellove
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Have just spoken to my friend Hugh Edmeades - who says he feels fine and will resume
#IPLMegaAuction2022
in the morning. He thanks you all for your kind wishes
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So relieved to hear that my friend Hugh has recovered quickly and will continue taking the
#IPLMegaAuction2022
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Just found my one and only auction sheet for the historic first ever
#VIVOIPL
auction in 2008.
@msdhoni
sold to
@ChennaiIPL
A rare piece of cricket memorabilia
Will be watching
#CSKvMI
on
@hotstarUK
#CricketMeriJaan
#WhistlePodu
#VIVOIPLFinal
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So pleased to report that Hugh Edmeades is feeling much improved today but has wisely agreed that the highly competent
@Charuonsports
should continue to conduct
#IPLMegaAuction2022
today.
My compliments go to Charu for his outstanding performance at short notice
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Good luck Mallika Sagar as you prepare for the
#IPL2024Auction
.
It is the ultimate honour to be invited to conduct the world’s highest profile auction and I wish you well.
I will always treasure the memories
#IPLAuction
#IPL2024
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Feb 20 2008 - the day cricket changed forever.
Do you remember the first
#IPL
auction?
How could I forget?
Here’s a rare copy of the original franchise prospectus.
#cricket
#INDvAUS
#IPLAuction
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Vintage
#IPLMegaAuction
memorabilia. My original 2018 auction sheets - showing
@ashwinravi99
&
@benstokes38
leading the charge
Good luck to all teams in the
#IPLAuction
. I am proud to have played my role
#SOLD
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Great taking a trip down memory lane with
@ashwinravi99
ahead of the
#IPLAuction
. What a splendid host with searching questions !
#https
://youtu.be/KBJhPSFYnzc
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Good luck to all teams and fans in today’s
#IPLMiniAuction
. Still the greatest honour to serve you for many years
Go well Hugh - using a brass gavel & eat a good lunch!
#IPL2023
#IPL2023Auction
#ipl
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Good luck to Mallika Sagar in conducting the
#WPLAuction
I wish her well -it seems like only yesterday that I took the inaugural
#IPL
auction .Will her gavel be wooden or brass?
#WPL
#WPL2023
#IPLAuction
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Good luck to all teams in today’s
#IPLAuction
and to Hugh Edmeades.
Here’s a piece of historic
#IPL
memorabila- the document inviting you to bid for your very own franchise in 2007!
#rare
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Congratulations
@ChennaiIPL
on a worthy victory. Well played
@DelhiCapitals
. Can’t wait for Sunday watching the final against
@ChennaiIPL
on
@hotstarUK
Did you hear that? It's the sound of the lions roaring through to the
@IPL
finals! 🦁 Congratulations to the Yellow Army
@ChennaiIPL
. 🙌🏼
See you at the finals on May 12.
#UpYourGameWithHotstar
#VIVOIPL2019
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Special memories.Seems like only yesterday
When
@msdhoni
officially became Chennai's Thala Dhoni💛🦁
"For me, nothing could match the opening auction in 2008 when I dropped my hammer selling MSD for $1.5 million to
@ChennaiIPL
. That would be the highlight of my auction career, forever."
-
@iplauctioneer
#OnThisDay
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Plenty of truthful comments about my handwriting that day.😂😂😂. I recall concentrating more on my voice on the day that cricket changed forever.
#SOLD
#IPLAuction
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Was
#IPL2019final
the best ever ? Watched on
@hotstarUK
and then found this amazing piece of
#IPL
memorabilia- the
@Lasith99Malinga
bail from an
#IPL
auction!
Congratulations
@mipaltan
&
@ChennaiIPL
.
#CricketMeriJaan
#WhistlePodu
#onefamily
#MumbaiIndians
. What a match!!
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Was it really ten years ago?
How time flies!
#Unforgettable
On This Day in 2008,
Thala M.S.Dhoni was sold to
@ChennaiIPL
for 1.5 Million.
And the Rest are just Trophies!😎
@msdhoni
@iplauctioneer
#WhistlePodu
#PrideOf18
#SummerIsComing
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@CSKFansOfficial
@ChennaiIPL
@msdhoni
50 - not out! February 20 2008 - the day that the world of cricket changed forever.
What a privilege to be there!
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Looking forward to the upcoming
#VIVOIPL
season.The tournament opener looks pretty tasty between two strong teams
@RCBTweets
&
@ChennaiIPL
. Its been a long winter!
🚨 Announcement 🚨: The
#VIVOIPL
schedule for the first two weeks is out. The first match of the 2019 season will be played between
@ChennaiIPL
and
@RCBTweets
Details -
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Great sharing
#IPL2022MegaAuction
insights with you.
Almost as good as my chat with
@ashwinravi99
😂
Video is in post-production process..so thought of sharing this moment from the interview with Richard Madley (
@iplauctioneer
)!
Interview out very soon ahead of
#IPLMegaAuction
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Well played
#indiaunder19
and runners up
@England
cricket 🏆. Reminds me of 2008 - the first
#IPL
auction when
@imVkohli
lifted the trophy.
Wonder which players will have one of these bails in
#IPLMegaAuction
in 2023?
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@Cricketracker
The day on which the world of cricket changed forever.
I feel honoured to have played my role. Cricket was never the same
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Well I won’t be needing these for another year. Woke up this morning without a voice - so glad it wasn’t a three day auction. Thank you to all my followers who made this
#IPL2018Auction
so special.
#IPL
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@ChennaiIPL
I was there to witness that extraordinary innings - just a few weeks after conducting the inaugural auction. What a knock!
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Honoured to be appointed to conduct
#SA20
player auction in Cape Town on September 19.
Good luck
@PretoriaCapsSA
@paarlroyals
@SunrisersEC
@MICapeTown
@JSKSA20
#RPSG
. Many familiar names from my happy times with
#IPL
#BCCI
.
Exciting concept….
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@Cricketician_
@msdhoni
@ChennaiIPL
@hotstarUK
The first IPL auction was a groundbreaker and selling MSD was a career highlight
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Ready and waiting, ten minutes away from
@IPL
Auction 2018. What an exciting two days ahead.
#IPL
#IPLAuction
#IPL2018
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Airport bound. A final farewell to all my followers and my thanks for all your good wishes throughout
#IPL2018Auction
. You make me feel so very welcome - thank you
#India
#IPLAuction
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@CSKFansOfficial
Greetings to all my CSK friends who I have got to know so well. Selling
@msdhoni
in IPL 1 is still a career highlight.
#WhistlePodu
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Here’s an unique piece of vintage
@RCBTweets
memorabilia. The original bidding paddle from the first ever
#IPL
auction. Unseen since 2008.
Well bid at
#IPLMegaAuction2022
#PlayBold
#WeAreChallengers
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The
@IPL
rostrum is being built as we speak! Plenty of helpers getting the job done in time for tomorrow.
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This is my workplace for the rest of the day . That little gavel could be busy!
#IPLAuction
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@AwaaraHoon
@mufaddal_vohra
Thanks for the confirmation. Many people have been asking me.
Good luck Hugh but there’s still some way to conducting eleven
#IPL
auctions on the bounce.
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My congratulations to
@SunRisers
for a great season under
@TomMoodyCricket
.
See you at the
#ipl2019auction
#OrangeArmy
It’s been a wonderful journey, very proud of the way
@SunRisers
played all year. Tonight we lost to a remarkable innings from
@ShaneRWatson33
, credit when it’s due!
#OrangeArmy
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Pitchside at a deserted Chinnaswamy Stadium- dodging the rain showers! A little preview of
#RCBvMI
.
#VIVOIPL
auctioneer turning commentator.
Watch out
@bhogleharsha
!
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Good questions bring good answers.
Q: Can you pick a player you will regret not being in the auction pool?
Richard Madley: Sachin Tendulkar! Can you imagine pulling his name and asking for a bid for Sachin Tendulkar? I think if I had opened the bidding in 2008, it would still be going on today.
(Dec 18, 2019)
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Some extraordinary moments of
#VIVOIPL
auction from the beginning.
Eleven amazing years as
#thehammerman
Thanks for the memories 🙏🙏🙏🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
'Going once... Going twice... SOLD!' 🔨
Words one remembers when we say -
#VIVOIPL
Auction! 😍
Join us as we look back at the some of the biggest highlights from this event over the years on
#CricketCountdown
Auction Special, tomorrow at 7:30 AM on Star Sports 2/1 Hindi.
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Arrived in Bangalore to find a wedding taking place in the auction room! Can’t wait to see the transformation ahead of the Auction on Saturday.
#IPL
#IPLAuction
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I’ve just acquired these early
#cricket
bats for a private collector.
True museum quality
#memorabilia
Wonder how many
@cheteshwar1
would score with them
#AUSvIND
?
😉🇮🇳
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It’s Wednesday it must be Delhi!
Just off to watch
@DelhiDaredevils
#DDvRR
. Mustn’t forget the
#VIVOIPL
gavel
#SOLD
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Great to be at Edgbaston for
#INDvsENG
@benstokes38
winning the toss and having a bowl
#IPL
#Cricket
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An honour to make my Tailenders debut with
@gregjames
@felixwhite
@jimmy9
@itsmattchin
- let’s get Jimmy out to India for the 2021
@IPL
!
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Am often asked what makes India my favourite country to visit. Here’s one of the answers
#indianfood
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Not long to go now!
1⃣ Day to go 👀
The eXXcitement is growing.
Stay on our socials to feel the energy grow as we head into the inaugural
#SA20Auction
#SA20
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What a day of Auction action! An exciting pool of young Indian talent is emerging and will become the future of the
@IPL
- See you all for Day 2 tomorrow.
#IPL
#IPLAuction
#IPL2018
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How about this for a cricket crowd? Opening game of
#IPL2019
. Have always enjoyed watching
@ChennaiIPL
in this stadium.
#WhistlePodu
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Great to share some special
#IPLAuction
memories.
I will be following the auction with interest
#IPL2020Auction
#IPLAuction
EXCLUSIVE: From auctioning Dhoni to missing out on Tendulkar, Richard Madley opens up on world of IPL auctions
READ:
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Now selling my original
#IPL
backpack by
#auction
on eBay. Personally numbered 57. All proceeds to Indian charity
#NYDHEE
. Bidding opens at 100 rupees!
#IPL2021Auction
#VIVOIPLAuction
#Charityauction
#Cricket
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Looking forward to watching
@mipaltan
v
@ChennaiIPL
on
@hotstarUK
today.
Here’s my pass for the first time I watched these two great teams - South Africa 10 years ago!
#MIvCSK
#VIVOIPL2019
#CricketMeriJaan
#WhistlePodu
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This article is well written .👌
Read it if you have a moment because it clarifies my position Overwhelmed by messages of support 🙏🙏🙏
“The IPL auction process is highly transparent. I am asking for that same transparency.”
Richard Madley, the
@iplauctioneer
for 11 years, upset with BCCI after being dropped.
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Sunday night at Chinnaswamy Stadium Bangalore 40,000 capacity crowd cheering on
@RCBTweets
v
@KKRiders
#VIVOIPL2018
#SOLD
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Back where I started six days ago -in the land of
@benstokes38
@josbuttler
. Probably better avoid
@root66
for the next few days.
Miss you
#India
but hello
#london
!
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Rostrum Fitness for Auctioneers
Top Tips from
@BBCBargainHunt
&
@AntiqueRoadTrip
🎥Charlie Ross
Stretch your muscles 💪to gain those pounds 💰
@HansonsAuctions
@PhilipSerrell
@CTrevanion
@SouthonAuction
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Fascinating piece of
#IPLFinal
memorabilia - my auction sheet from 2016 when
@josbuttler
sold for just 380 lakhs to
@mipaltan
.
What a great buy!
Good luck to
@rajasthanroyals
&
@gujarat_titans
. I will be cheering on both teams from England.
#IPL2022
#HallaBol
#AavaDe
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Any recommendations for an Indian restaurant in or around London for
@HughEdmeades
and I to hold our pre
#IPL2023
auctioneers lunch this month? Plenty of
#IPLAuction
memories to share!
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Very excited for start of
#IPL2021
.Good luck
@mipaltan
&
@RCBTweets
today. Will be watching on
@SkyCricket
.
Can you spot the original
#IPL
gavel?
#PlayBold
#OneFamily
#MIvRCB
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Today’s preferred mode of transport.Good Old
#BA
. Just met an
@RCBTweets
fan on board.
#Bengaluru
bound
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My view the team bidding tables for
@ChennaiIPL
&
@KKRiders
before the
#ipl
auctions I held for ten years. Happy memories.
Good luck to both teams today - will be watching in UK.
#IPL2021Final
#WhistlePodu
#CSKvsKKR
#KorboLorboJeetbo
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@joburgsuperfans
Just landed in Cape Town. Looking forward to
#SA20Auction
. Good luck to all teams
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Looking forward to conducting the inaugural
#SA20
auction. Was my honour to take the first
#IPL
auction and look what happened there!
Watch it live on
@SuperSportTV
Heads up, Mzansi! ‘The Hammerman’ is winging his way here, for the most eXXciting, eXXhilarating, eXXplosive
#SA20
player auction ever.
WATCH and see why we can’t wait to see
@iplauctioneer
Richard Madley in action!
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@circleofcricket
Thanks for hearing my side of the story.
☹️ Sad to be leaving but overwhelmed by the support I have received from fans. 🙏🙏🙏🙏
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Congratulations
@ChennaiIPL
on your victory and a welcome return to the tournament with amazing support
#WhistlePodu
.
Great buying
@ShaneRWatson33
@VIVOIPL_2018
auction See you next year
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@saivaishnav001
@BCCI
Am often asked this question.
IPL 1 changed the world of cricket at a stroke and the auction was the start of it. I would still say MS Dhoni
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Good luck to everyone at
#IPLAuction
- teams ,players ,fans & auctioneer.
#lockdown
in England - great players to knock down in Chennai !
#sold
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@CSKFansOfficial
The purchase of
#Dhoni
was the most significant moment of the inaugural
#IPLAuction
. It set the benchmark for a new era for cricket globally.
#WhistlePodu
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VOICE LESSONS FOR AUCTIONEERS !
The latest snippet from the inimitable
@BBCBargainHunt
&
@AntiqueRoadTrip
🎥favourite Charlie Ross
You can’t hold a good man down! Maybe
@HansonsAuctions
&
@PhilipSerrell
for the chorus?😂😂😂
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Just preparing for my return trip to India for
#VIVOIPL2018
.Visiting Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore & Delhi .
Looking forward to meeting friends and fans
#IPL2018
#iplauction
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As soon as I arrive in
#India
it’s time to leave. Thank you for lending
@imVkohli
to
@surreycricket
-without an
#auction
!Will welcome him and India cricket team
#ViratKohli
#VIVOIPL
#SOLD
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@Tanmoycv01
@joybhattacharj
Thanks for your kind words. A lot of children grew up watching the auction
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After cricket - my favourite sport is rugby. Just off to my home town of Cardiff to watch Wales play Scotland
#WALvSCO
#comeonWales
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My Final interview ahead of
Tuesday’s
#VIVOIPL
auction.
Any advice on how I can follow it from UK?🇮🇳🇬🇧
@YouTube
?
Interview with the face of
@IPL
auctions for 11 years,
@iplauctioneer
.
The gavel-master for the league since 2008, he speaks about the highs of the ‘Hammerman’ life, and how abruptly ties were severed before
#IPL2019
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Good luck to
@mipaltan
&
@DelhiCapitals
in
#Dream11IPL
final. Will be following with interest
#YehHaiNayiDilli
#OneFamily
#SOLD
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Good to see
@DelhiCapitals
make the qualifier against
@ChennaiIPL
.
Will be following the game via
@hotstarUK
.🇬🇧
Already excited about Sunday’s Final with
@mipaltan
#VIVOIPL2019
#SOLD
🔨
Get set for Qualifier 2 of the
@IPL
! ⚡🔥
Will it be a roar of the lions or
#RoarMacha
all the way? Catch
@ChennaiIPL
and
@DelhiCapitals
battle it out in the race to the finals.
#CSKvDC
#UpYourGameWithHotstar
#VIVOIPL2019
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