The popularity of T20 Leagues is increasing day by day. More and more fans want to watch T20 leagues compared to bilateral international cricket series. As a result, even the stakeholders prefer organizing T20 leagues these days. The T20 tournaments happen in a franchise format, where the owners build their squads with a fixed salary cap.
Players from different countries can play for the same franchise as well in such leagues. The Indian Premier League was the first tournament which became a superhit, and other nations have followed the trend now. Interestingly, there are some common team owners in multiple leagues across the world. In this listicle now, we will look at four such team owners.
1. Ambani family has a team in 3 T20 leagues
Indian businessman Mukesh Ambani and his family own a franchise in three different leagues of the world. Their first franchise was Mumbai Indians which debuted in IPL 2008. Their other two teams, namely MI Cape Town and MI Emirates, will make their debut in 2023.
2. Shah Rukh Khan has a team in 3 T20 leagues
Shah Rukh Khan and other owners of the Kolkata Knight Riders have a team in three leagues. The first one is obviously KKR that plays in the IPL. The second one is Trinbago Knight Riders in Caribbean Premier League, and the third is Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in ILT20.
3. Manoj Badale’s group
Manoj Badale is the owner of the Rajasthan Royals team in the Indian Premier League. His group also owns the Barbados Royals team in the Caribbean Premier League and Paarl Royals in SA20.
4. GMR Group
GMR Group owns the Delhi Capitals franchise in the IPL. They have a team in three other leagues, namely India Capitals in Legends League Cricket, Pretoria Capitals in SA20 and Dubai Capitals in ILT20.
