Archive · 17 Dec 2025
Mallika Sagar: India's First Female IPL Auctioneer
Mallika Sagar is a very successful auctioneer from India.
She made history by being the first woman to conduct the IPL 2026 mini-auction in Abu Dhabi.
She has also been the first female auctioneer for the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) and the Women’s Premier League (WPL).
Mallika has a net worth of around Rs 125 crore, which she earned over more than 20 years.
She started her career in fine art auctions and later moved to sports auctions.
She studied art history in the United States and became the first Indian woman to work at Christie's in New York.
Mallika has conducted many important auctions, including the IPL 2024 mini-auction, the IPL 2025 mega auction in Jeddah, and the WPL mega auction.
Mallika Sagar made history as the first woman to conduct the IPL 2026 mini-auction in Abu Dhabi.
She has a net worth of approximately Rs 125 crore ($15 million).
Mallika is also the first female auctioneer for the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) and the Women’s Premier League (WPL).
She began her career in fine art auctions and later transitioned to sports auctions.
Mallika studied art history at Bryn Mawr College in Philadelphia and became the first Indian woman auctioneer at Christie's in New York.
- Who
- Mallika Sagar, India's first female IPL auctioneer
- What
- Conducted the IPL 2026 mini-auction in Abu Dhabi
- When
- December 17, 2025
- Where
- Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi
- Why
- To mark a historic moment as the first woman to conduct an IPL auction
- Net Worth
- Rs 125 crore ($15 million)
- First Female Auctioneer
- IPL, PKL, WPL
- Career Span
- Over two decades
- Education
- Art History at Bryn Mawr College
- First Milestone
- First Indian woman at Christie's New York
- Major Auctions
- IPL, PKL, WPL
- Birth Year
- 1975
- Birth Place
- Mumbai