EX-IPL COO Sundar Raman Owns 12.5 P.c in New SA T20 League; MI, CSK need to ‘Know Extra’

Sundar Raman, the omnipotent former COO of IPL, is known to have received a 12.5 in keeping with cent stake in an organization that shall be serving to Cricket South Africa re-launch its bold franchise-based T20 league.

Raman, who used to be as soon as the right-hand guy of former IPL czar Lalit Modi and performed a large function in conceptualising the cash-rich league again in 2008, used to be additionally N Srinivasan’s (Modi’s bete noire) relied on lieutenant afterward as he used to be one of the crucial {powerful} individuals some of the paid workers of the BCCI.

In step with a document in ‘Cricbuzz’, a file headlined “MSL: Re-imagined” used to be offered at a distinct CSA individuals council assembly on April 25. In it, Raman is indexed as conserving a 12.5% proportion within the corporate unveiled on Friday because the automobile to pressure the established order of the event.

“CSA personal 57.5% and broadcasters SuperSport the remainder 30%. The primary version of the as but unnamed six-team pageant is deliberate for January 2023.”

With Raman’s lively involvement within the league, it used to be a no brainer that two franchises with whom he has actively labored — Mumbai Indians and Chennai Tremendous Kings — are appearing lively passion in understanding extra concerning the league.

A senior BCCI reliable stated that for any cricket board around the globe organising a brand new league, it’s all the time crucial that stake-holders take a look at if MI, CSK have an interest or no longer. Clearly Sundar’s involvement makes it much more fascinating.

As of now, Shah Rukh Khan-owned Kolkata Knight Riders additionally personal Caribbean Premier League franchise Trinbago Knight Riders.

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