Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh set to bid for new IPL Team: Reports

The race to buy two new Indian Premier League teams has got a celebrity twist. It is reported that Bollywood superstar couple Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh could end up owing a team with Cristiano Ronaldo’s Manchester United a dark-horse.

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According to a report by Outlook, multiple companies or consortiums are bidding for the two new teams which will be sold by the BCCI.

The Adani Group and the RP-Sanjeev Goenka Groups are no more the ‘favourites’ to walk away with the new teams. There are some serious bidders willing to spend money on the world’s most lucrative T20 cricket league, said a top official involved with the bidding process.

“The BCCI is not keen to give the rights to an off-shore company and will prefer Indian buyers but power equations can change the script dramatically,” added a source about the bid, reports Outlook.

Kolkata Knight Riders continue to be co-owned by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla while Preity Zinta has stakes in Punjab Kings.

Meanwhile, Chennai Super Kings was the winner of IPL 2021defeating Kolkata Knight Riders. CSK clinched their fourth IPL title on Friday at the Dubai International Stadium. 

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CSK were nicknamed ‘Dad’s Army’ because in their 22-player squad, 11 are more than 30 years in age. Chennai seemed to have banked heavily on the experience of their players with Dwayne Bravo at 38, Faf du Plessis at 37, Ambati Rayudu (36) Robin Uthappa a few weeks short of his 36th birthday along with Moeen Ali (34) and Ravindra Jadeja (32). Some of CSK’s player have  retired from international cricket.