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Lalit Modi reveals IPL franchise Shah Rukh Khan needed earlier than KKR | CricTracker

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The primary chairman and league commissioner of the IPL (Indian Premier League), Lalit Modi, lately got here ahead and revealed the workforce that Bollywood celebrity Shah Rukh Khan needed to personal within the IPL earlier than he lastly opted with Kolkata Knight Riders.

Modi stated that SRK needed to personal Mumbai Indians earlier than KKR, including that he needed to go for the Kolkata-based workforce as Mumbai Indians was acquired by Reliance Industries Ltd. Modi additionally talked about how Shah Rukh Khan proudly owning a workforce within the IPL helped the event and additionally narrated the story of convincing the Bollywood celebrity to hitch the cricket enviornment by proudly owning an IPL workforce. Modi additional revealed the thought behind creating, reckoning that Bollywood and cricket are the 2 issues that Indians have at all times been loopy about. 

“His (Shah Rukh’s) first alternative was Mumbai, however Mukesh Ambani took that. Kolkata was his eventual decide. However Shah Rukh’s actual contribution was in making cricket entertaining,” Lalit Modi stated on Raj Shamani’s podcast. 

“Bollywood and cricket promote on this nation. I’ve at all times been part of the glamor. Shah Rukh Khan went to high school with me; we’re college pals. Once I approached him for cricket, I did not know a lot about it myself, however I instructed him, ‘I simply need you to be part of it,’” he added. 

It’s fascinating to notice that Mumbai Indians have been the most costly workforce again in 2008, costing Reliance a complete of $111.9 million. In distinction, Shah Rukh’s Purple Chillies Leisure and Mehta Group managed to win the bid for Kolkata Knight Riders for $75.09 million.

Each MI and KKR have been among the most profitable franchises in IPL historical past. Whereas Mumbai Indians have gained the joint-highest variety of IPL titles (5), KKR have managed to attain the feat 3 times (2012, 2014, and 2024). With the conclusion of the IPL 2025 mega public sale lately, each side have constructed robust squads forward of the brand new season of the marquee event.

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