Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) homeowners may very well be getting ready their entry into The Hundred if the competitors expands within the coming years, in response to a report. The Knight Riders Group (KRG), co-owned by Bollywood celebrity Shah Rukh Khan, was concerned within the bidding course of to accumulate stakes within the eight franchises final yr. KRG was within the working to accumulate the Trent Rockets, who finally bought a 49 per cent stake to Cain Worldwide, a consortium led by Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly and British businessman Jonathan Goldstein, for lower than 40 million kilos.
In line with a report in BBC Sport, KRG pulled out of the race to accumulate a stake in Trent Rockets, who completed as runners-up within the males’s Hundred this yr, after concluding that the franchise was barely overvalued.
The report added that KRG can be excited about returning to the desk if the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) decides to broaden The Hundred to 10 groups. Nevertheless, the ECB is unlikely so as to add new groups earlier than the tip of the present media rights cycle, which runs till 2028.
Durham and a staff within the South West, primarily based in both Bristol or Taunton, are being thought of as potential bases for the 2 new groups. Their addition, nevertheless, would enhance the worth of the competitors’s media rights.
KRG is likely one of the greatest sports activities teams on the planet, proudly owning franchises in India, the West Indies, the US, and the United Arab Emirates.
KRG can be the primary international cricket model to determine a global cricket stadium, with the Knight Riders Cricket Floor in Los Angeles formally opening earlier this yr.
Shah Rukh Khan, Co-owner, Knight Riders Group, mentioned: “What began as a dream has turn into a actuality in the present day. Bringing cricket, the second most-watched sport on the planet, to Los Angeles is a landmark second for all of us. By means of this long-term partnership between Fairplex and Knight Riders, we’re creating far more than a cricket venue. We’re constructing an area that celebrates group, togetherness, vitality and leisure. It’s a place constructed not only for sport, but in addition for leisure, for households, and for reminiscences that can final eternally. We hope this turns into a house for cricket in Los Angeles and evokes generations of followers and gamers alike. That is for Los Angeles, for cricket followers throughout the globe, and for the Knight Riders household. Consider in Purple and Gold,” he added.
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