After the news of two more teams being added to the extravagant Indian Premier League in 2011 started doing the rounds, Bollywood superstar Salman Khan took maximum interest in the report.
The actor has showed interest in purchasing an IPL franchise for the 2011 edition and he also met the League’s Chairman Lalit Modi on Wednesday to discuss the feasibility of the prospect.
The report was confirmed by Modi when he said that Salman had approached to discuss all the pros and cons of buying an IPL team. Modi also confirmed that the actor would be buying one of the new teams and was not interested in any of the existing ones.
When asked about the cost that Salman may probably incur while purchasing a franchise, Modi said the price of buying any team was more than double this year; last year Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra had to pay 15 million dollars for the Rajasthan Royals, this year Salman would have to pay a minimum of 30 million dollars if he intends to own one.
A lot of Bollywood actors are a part of the cash-rich T20 League with Shah Rukh Khan owning the Kolkata Knight Riders, Preity Zinta with partner Ness Wadia owning the Kings XI Punjab, and Shilpa Shetty, with beau Raj Kundra, owning the Rajasthan Royals.
Modi also dropped hints that more celebrity names might come up with the process going into the later stages as it was a hot venture at the moment.
Salman-SRK rivalry has been doing the rounds currently after the latter was detained in an airport in the US for security check. Salman’s comments went against King Khan when he said that he (Salman) has always been checked and frisked while traveling in America and SRK’s issue should not be given much importance.
The report was confirmed by Modi when he said that Salman had approached to discuss all the pros and cons of buying an IPL team. Modi also confirmed that the actor would be buying one of the new teams and was not interested in any of the existing ones.
When asked about the cost that Salman may probably incur while purchasing a franchise, Modi said the price of buying any team was more than double this year; last year Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra had to pay 15 million dollars for the Rajasthan Royals, this year Salman would have to pay a minimum of 30 million dollars if he intends to own one.
A lot of Bollywood actors are a part of the cash-rich T20 League with Shah Rukh Khan owning the Kolkata Knight Riders, Preity Zinta with partner Ness Wadia owning the Kings XI Punjab, and Shilpa Shetty, with beau Raj Kundra, owning the Rajasthan Royals.
Modi also dropped hints that more celebrity names might come up with the process going into the later stages as it was a hot venture at the moment.
Salman-SRK rivalry has been doing the rounds currently after the latter was detained in an airport in the US for security check. Salman’s comments went against King Khan when he said that he (Salman) has always been checked and frisked while traveling in America and SRK’s issue should not be given much importance.
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