Sunday, March 22, 2009

Franchises of Rajasthan Royals:

2008 Ipl Champions Rajasthan Royals Gear Up To Ipl 2009 With A Slew Of Initiatives

The Rajasthan Royals franchise is owned by Emerging Media group and is Chaired by Manoj Badale. Other investors include Lachlan Murdoch, Sir. Aditya S Chellaram and Suresh Chellaram. The Group acquired the franchise for $67 million. Incidentally, this was the least expensive franchise in the Indian Premier League and probably the least fancied team in the league at the beginning of the tournament. Bollywood Actress and Celebrity Big Brother winner Shilpa Shetty and her business partner Raj Kundra paid approximately US $15.4 million for a 11.7% stake.

Administration

  • Owner(s) – Emerging Media, Shilpa Shetty, Raj Kundra
  • CEO – Manoj Badale
  • Manager (Operations) – Shamsher Singh

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