Rahul Dravid bought a cricket team in a foreign T20 league, became the owner of this franchise.

By Sandy Verma On May 12, 2026

Rahul Dravid: Indian team’s veteran player Rahul Dravid has performed brilliantly for the country. As a player, this veteran scored a lot of runs for India. Apart from this, as a coach, Dravid has won the T20 World Cup 2024 for India. Now Rahul Dravid has started the new innings. Dravid has bought a team in the European T20 Premier League (ETPL) to be held in Ireland. Dravid has become the co-owner of Dublin Guardians.

Dravid became the owner of the team

Rahul Dravid is part of an Indian company, which has taken over the team. The team purchased by Dravid will be known as Dublin Guardians. Apart from this, the team will be captained by R Ashwin. Not only Rahul Dravid but many former great players of the world have bought their teams in this league.

The Belfast franchise has been bought by Glenn Maxwell, while the Edinburgh franchise has been bought by Kyle Mills, Nathan McCullum and Rachel Wiseman. Apart from this, the Glasgow team has been jointly bought by Vipul Agarwal and Chris Gayle. At the same time, the Amsterdam franchise has been bought together by Steve Waugh, Jamie Dwyer and Tim Thomas. Jonty Rhodes, Faf du Plessis, Glashin and Sameer Shah have made Rotterdam their own. Overall, many legendary players of the world are going to be seen as owners in this league.

🚨 BIGGEST STORY OF THE DAY 🚨
– RAHUL DRAVID ANNOUNCED AS OWNER OF EUROPEAN T20 PREMIER LEAGUE’S DUBLIN GUARDIANS FRANCHISE 🔥
A Big success for ETPL. pic.twitter.com/GStUVTozS1
—Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 11, 2026

A total of 6 teams will participate

A total of 6 teams will take part in this league. Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan is starting this league. He will run this league in collaboration with Indian company Rules Sports Tech. This league will be played from 26th August to 20th September. All matches will be held in The Hague and Dublin. This league will be organized with the help of cricket boards of Ireland, Scotland and Netherlands. Fans are waiting for this league. Many star players of the world are ready to be a part of the European T20 Premier League.

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