DUBAI: When the fourth edition of the DP World ILT20 kicks off on Dec. 2 in Dubai, there will be a difference in the way that some of the players will have been selected.
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This will be by auction in Dubai on Wednesday, Oct. 1. It is the same method used by the Indian Premier League since its inception in 2008.
Then, the auctioneer was Richard Madley, who conducted a further nine IPL auctions. By quirk of circumstance, it is Madley who will conduct ILT20’s first ever auction.
It was my pleasure to be introduced to him two days prior to the auction to learn more about his experiences, skills and hopes for the ILT20. It seems that he was fated to be and auctioneer. Both his father and father-in-law were auctioneers, whilst his mother-in-law was an antiques dealer.
