Big deal made before IPL 2026, American businessman bought Rajasthan Royals for 15 thousand crores

Kal Somani bought the Rajasthan Royals for ₹15,000 Crore: The biggest franchise deal so far in the history of IPL has come to light. According to reports, Rajasthan Royals has been bought by an American businessman for a record price. This deal has been done for about 1.63 billion dollars i.e. about Rs 15,300 crore, which has created a stir in the cricket world. Under this deal, American entrepreneur Kal Somani along with a big investor group has acquired the team.

got support from big investors

It is being told that this consortium has also got the support of Walmart Family and Hemp Family. This has made this deal even bigger and stronger. Earlier, Torrent Group had purchased 67 percent stake in Gujarat Titans for around Rs 5025 crore, the total value of which was estimated at around Rs 7500 crore. In such a situation, this new deal of Rajasthan Royals has proved to be more than double that.

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The deal will be implemented after 2026

According to the report, this big deal will be implemented after the IPL 2026 season. At present the command of the team is with British-Indian businessman Manoj Badale. His company Emerging Media Ventures holds about 65 percent stake. Apart from this, big investors like Redbird Capital Partners and Lachlan Murdoch are also associated with the team.

Performance and current situation of Rajasthan Royals

Rajasthan Royals has been the first champion team of IPL and had also reached the final in 2022. At present, the captaincy of the team is in the hands of Ryan Parag, while the coaching responsibility is being handled by former Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara. The performance of the team has been continuously improving, due to which its brand value has also increased.

Who is Kaal Somani?

Kal Somani is a resident of Scottsdale city of Arizona state of America and is known as a successful businessman. He has over 15 years of experience in the technology, data privacy, artificial intelligence and sports tech sectors. He has a keen interest in sports and is also the co-owner of Motor City Golf Club. Apart from this, he has been an early investor in projects like TMRW Sports and TGL Golf League.

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This deal has once again proved that the brand value of IPL is continuously touching new heights. The increasing interest of global investors indicates that even bigger investments may be seen in this league in the coming times.