As soon as the Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI) announce that RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group has bag the Lucknow team for Indian Premier League, cricketers and cricket fans burst into celebration across UP. This is the first-ever IPL team for any city of India’s biggest state.
The Kolkata-base RPSG Ventures limited bought the team at Rs 7,090 crore.
RPSG’s winning bid for Lucknow made it the most expensive team in the IPL tournament.
The new teams are for the tournament to be played next year.
RPSG bid was more than four times of what Sahara had paid for the Pune franchise in 2010.
With Rs. 48,500 crores of asset base and consolidate revenue of Rs. 26,400 crores, the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group is among India’s fastest growing conglomerates with a significant global presence.
The RPSG Group companies have always embraced state-of-the-art and efficient technologies and have become leaders in the sectors that they operate in.
The Group’s businesses comprise power, carbon black, IT-enabled services, consumer and retail, media and entertainment, sports, education and infrastructure and plantations.
The Group has an employee strength of 50,000+ and 500,000+ shareholders.
Sanjiv Goenka Said :
Feels good to be back in IPL.
This is first step.
Need to make a very good team.
That’s most imp
Rajeev Shukla, former chairperson of IPL and vice-president of BCCI, Said :
“It’s a big achievement, a big success. I congratulate the people of Uttar Pradesh as the state didn’t have any IPL team before.”
Akshdeep Nath, Former vice-captain of the India Under-19 cricket team that won the 2012 ICC World Cup, Said :
“Anyone willing to invest in the game is good for cricket in Uttar Pradesh. The crowd from the state will be more involved in the IPL. The state has huge talent and the IPL team for Lucknow will provide opportunities to local players.”
Uday Sinha, Ekna Stadium CMD Said :
“We are happy at the introduction of the IPL team for Lucknow and Ekana as the home ground. We are thankful to Jay Shah and Rajiv Shukla as their tremendous efforts made this possible. This is a gift for not only Lucknow but for the whole UP too.”
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