Dhoni to buy IPL team

November 10, 2015 | 12:41 PM | 3 Views
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Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Kolkata tycoon Sanjeev Goenka are showing interest in buying Indian Premier League (IPL) teams.

Dhoni and Goenka wants to buy the team whose minimum or starting price would be 40 crores onwards. They have informed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) that they have the requisite support to acquire the teams.

Goenka, who heads Kolkata-based RPG Sanjeev Goenka group, has shown interest in acquiring a team from any other city than Kolkata, whose franchise is currently owned by Shah Rukh Khan.

"It could be any other city, it could be Ahmedabad, Kanpur or Indore," a top BCCI source said.

Also in the race for a club is Dhoni, who has told the BCCI that he has the support of some Ranchi-based industrialists, including the Mittals.

Other companies backing Dhoni include Videocon and JSW Steel.

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