DTVHINDI“IPL team owners come from business background”- KL Rahul created a sensation with his statement
KL Rahul captained the Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2024. KL RAHUL (Pic Source BCCI/IPL) During the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, there was some commotion between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) captain KL Rahul and the owner of this franchise team, Sanjiv Goenka. The Lucknow Super Giants franchise team was added to the IPL in IPL 2022. KL Rahul has captained this franchise team in the last three seasons. However, since the tussle between Sanjiv Goenka and KL Rahul in the 2024 IPL, there have been constant reports that LSG may release KL Rahul this season. After IPL 2024, some friendly pictures of KL Rahul and Sanjiv Goenka did come, but it seems that everything is not well between these two yet. Through a podcast, KL Rahul has said a lot about Sanjiv Goenka without naming him. KL Rahul gave a big statement regarding the owner of the IPL team KL Rahul said in Nikhil Kamat’s podcast, ‘The team owners in IPL come from a business background, they do a lot of research to select the players of the team, but this does not guarantee that you will win every match. You can select the best player according to the data, but it is possible that the year may go completely waste for that player, any player can have to go through bad days in the game.’ Meanwhile, different reports are coming about KL Rahul, where it is claimed that the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) team is currently in contact with this batsman and can go after him in the mega auction for IPL 2025. Talking about IPL 2024, KL Rahul is the most expensive player playing in IPL for India. KL Rahul’s salary is Rs 17 crore. At number two in this case is Rohit Sharma, who plays for Mumbai Indians and his salary is Rs 16 crore.
IPL owners can change the names of Hundred teams, know ECB’s big plan
England Board may allow IPL franchise owners to change names of teams to attract ‘Indian Money’. Nita Ambani (Photo Source: Getty Images) The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is set to sell stakes in 8 Hundred teams next month. IPL franchises will also be seen bidding for this. According to media reports, the England Board may allow IPL franchise owners to change the names of the teams to attract ‘Indian Money’. All IPL owners will bid According to The Guardian report, the ECB is so keen to attract ‘Indian Money’ that even a minority investment will give strength to the new owners, especially when the owners of all the 10 IPL teams are expected to bid to buy shares in 8 teams. A source told The Guardian, All the IPL owners are saying they will bid but they would like some control over their cash. This is essentially a brand play for the IPL so we expect them to change the name, depending on the amount they invest. Mumbai Indians franchise will bid for London Spirit Ambani family, owners of Mumbai Indians, may be seen making a big bid for Hundred’s team London Spirit, which can be named MI London. Let us tell you, Mumbai already has teams like MI Cape Town, MI New York and MI Emirates in three other T20 leagues. Rajasthan Royals will bid for Northern Superchargers as part of their investment in Yorkshire, while Delhi Capitals will bid for Southern Brave following their £120 million acquisition of Hampshire. ECB has also discussed with these investors The ECB has been in discussions with investors for several months, including American sports franchise owner Ryan Reynolds, a Hollywood actor, and Manchester United owner Avram Glazer, who have expressed interest in buying shares in the Hundred teams. The American owners of Birmingham City, Knighthead Capital, have expressed interest in buying shares in Birmingham Phoenix. Investors include NFL legend Tom Brady. The governing body has been given the green signal by the counties to formally begin the process next month, which will be run by Raine Group, the US bank that managed United & Chelsea’s recent sale, The Guardian reports further.
IPL Update: Foreign players who withdrew from the league are in trouble now, franchise owners raised the demand for action
IPL Trophy (Image Credit- Twitter) A meeting is being organized between the BCCI and the owners of all 10 teams before the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction. In this meeting, decisions are to be taken on many issues ranging from increasing the number of players retained to increasing the purse value. Apart from this, there is another issue, regarding which the IPL owners have raised a demand before the BCCI. Ahead of the meeting, it has emerged that IPL franchises have demanded action from the BCCI against foreign players who withdraw their names from the tournament at the last moment after being bought in the auction. According to a report by Cricbuzz, the franchises have highlighted the issue of foreign players being constantly left out of the league. Franchise demanded action from BCCI According to the report, the actions of players like Jason Roy, Alex Hales and Wanindu Hasaranga, who have previously withdrawn from the IPL due to low bids, have raised concerns for the IPL management. From personal issues to injuries, the reasons for their withdrawal have put a damper on the plans of the franchises and hence they are demanding action from the BCCI on this. Apart from this, franchise owners have also highlighted a pattern where some foreign players refuse to participate in the mega auction and participate in the mini auction so that they can get higher bids. Now these issues will be the main topic of discussion in the meeting to be held on Wednesday evening between the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) officials and the Indian Premier League franchise owners.
Is there pressure from owners on CSK team?, bowling coach Dwayne Bravo revealed
Bravo said, there is no outside interference or pressure from the owners. Dwayne Bravo (Image Credit- Twitter) Chennai Super Kings (CSK) showed tremendous performance last season and won the title for a record fifth time. Now he will be seen defending the title in the 2024 season. Meanwhile, CSK bowling coach Dwayne Bravo talked about the beauty of the franchise and how it keeps outside interference away. Bravo says that CSK owners allow players to play their own way and that is the beauty of the franchise. There is no outside interference or pressure from the owners here, Bravo was quoted as saying by Mid Day. And they allow players to play their own games. That’s the beauty of this franchise. He talked about the team composition and said that it is good. We have a very good team. We want to continue from where we left off last season. We have done a good job with a very young bowling attack. Dwayne Bravo excited to see young Indian players Bravo further says that, this year we have got Shardul back, which is a bonus for us. Fizz (Mustafizur Rahman) is also experienced and a quality bowler. Mathisha Pathirana, we call her Baby Malinga. Tushar Deshpande, who had a good last season. It’s a pleasure working with them and I’m looking forward to the upcoming season. Furthermore, the former CSK fast bowler is excited to see young Indian players Yashasvi Jaiswal and Tilak Verma in the upcoming season. Bravo has expressed hope for a good performance from Ruturaj Gaikwad. Let us tell you that CSK will start its campaign in IPL 2024 on March 22 against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
