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{{Short description|Indian art collector and auctioneer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Mallika Sagar
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|08|03|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai|Bombay]] (now Mumbai), Maharashtra, India
| occupation = {{hlist|Auctioneer|Art collector}}
}}

'''Mallika Sagar''' is an Indian art collector and auctioneer.

== Biography ==
Sagar was born on 3 August 1975 in [[Bombay]].<ref name="Bio">{{cite web |last=Ghosh |first=Annesha |title=Who is Mallika Sagar, the IPL's first female auctioneer? |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2023/12/18/ipl-auction-who-is-mallika-sagar-auctioneer-wpl-first-woman-cricket-franchise-t20-interview |access-date=18 November 2024| date=16 November 2024 |work=[[Al Jazeera]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://indiapresentbio.com/mallika-sagar-biography-age-net-worth-wiki | title=Mallika Sagar | work=Indiapresentbio | access-date=1 June 2024 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> She was introduced to auctioneering as a teenager when she read a book where the protagonist was a female auctioneer, which inspired her to become an auctioneer.<ref name="Bio" />

== Career ==
Sagar graduated with a degree in the art history at [[Bryn Mawr College]] in [[Philadelphia]].<ref name="India">{{cite web |title=Meet Mallika Sagar, the gorgeous auctioneer for IPL 2025 Mega Auction |url=https://www.india.com/photos/sports/meet-mallika-sagar-the-gorgeous-auctioneer-for-ipl-2025-mega-auction-2-411639/ |date=16 November 2024 |access-date=16 November 2024 |work=India.com }}</ref> In 2001, she began her career at the [[New York City]] office of international auction house [[Christie's]], becoming the first Indian woman auctioneer at the company.<ref name="Bio"/> She specialized in modern art and served as an auctioneer at other auction houses such as the Pundole's Art Galleries in Mumbai.<ref name="News18">{{cite web |title=Mallika Sagar: All You Need To Know About The IPL 2025 Auctioneer |url=https://www.news18.com/cricket/mallika-sagar-all-you-need-to-know-about-the-ipl-2025-auctioneer-9121871.html |date=16 November 2024 |access-date=16 November 2024 |work=[[News18]]}}</ref>

Sagar made her first appearance as a sports auctioneer in 2021 by hosting [[Pro Kabaddi League]] player auction ahead of the [[2021–22 Pro Kabaddi League|competition's eight season]] and was the first female auctioneer to host a Pro Kabaddi League auction.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/news-mallika-sagar-set-conduct-ipl-2025-mega-auction-reports|title=Mallika Sagar to conduct IPL 2025 mega auction|date=16 November 2024|access-date=16 November 2024|work=[[Sportskeeda]]|archive-date=15 November 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241115141630/https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/news-mallika-sagar-set-conduct-ipl-2025-mega-auction-reports|url-status=live}}</ref> She received an invitation from the auctioneer Hugh Edmeades to serve as his alternative as a precautionary measure prior to the [[2021 Indian Premier League]] auction as the event was held during the middle of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name="Bio"/> She hosted the player auction as an auctioneer for the [[2023 Women's Premier League (cricket)|inaugural edition]] of the [[Women's Premier League (cricket)|Women's Premier League]].<ref name="India"/> She was announced as the auctioneer for the [[2024 Indian Premier League]] auction in [[Dubai]], replacing Edmeades.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mallika Sagar: Who Is Women's Premier League 2024 Auctioneer? |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/women-s-premier-league-2024/mallika-sagar-who-is-womens-premier-league-2024-auctioneer-4648489 |date=16 November 2024 |access-date=16 November 2024 |work=[[NDTV]] |archive-date=4 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240304140304/https://sports.ndtv.com/women-s-premier-league-2024/mallika-sagar-who-is-womens-premier-league-2024-auctioneer-4648489 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=16 November 2024 |title=All about Mallika Sagar: The first female auctioneer in the history of IPL |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/trending/all-about-mallika-sagar-the-first-female-auctioneer-in-the-history-of-ipl/articleshow/106098635.cms |access-date=16 November 2024 |work=[[The Times of India]] |archive-date=9 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240309022742/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/trending/all-about-mallika-sagar-the-first-female-auctioneer-in-the-history-of-ipl/articleshow/106098635.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=18 December 2023 |title=IPL 2024 Auction: Mallika Sagar to replace Hugh Edmeades as auctioneer |url=https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/sports-news/ipl-2024-auction-mallika-sagar-hugh-edmeades-auctioneer-13516112.html |access-date=16 November 2024 |work=[[Firstpost]]}}</ref> She was the first female auctioneer of the [[Indian Premier League]].<ref name="Bio" /><ref name="News18"/> In November 2024, she was appointed as the auctioneer to host the [[2025 Indian Premier League]] auction.<ref>{{cite news |date=15 November 2024 |title=Mallika Sagar to conduct IPL 2025 mega auction in Jeddah |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/mallika-sagar-ipl-2025-mega-auction-host/articleshow/115334563.cms |access-date=2024-11-16 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=2024-11-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241116011547/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/mallika-sagar-ipl-2025-mega-auction-host/articleshow/115334563.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=15 November 2024 |title=IPL 2025 Auction in Jeddah: Mallika Sagar returns as auctioneer |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/ipl-2025-auction-in-jeddah-mallika-sagar-returns-as-auctioneer/articleshow/115336276.cms?from=mdr |access-date=16 November 2024 |newspaper=[[The Economic Times]] |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian art collectors]]
[[Category:Indian auctioneers]]
[[Category:People from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Bryn Mawr College alumni]]
[[Category:1975 births]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women]]

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