Mumbai: In the 2022 season of IPL, two new franchises are set to come up, increasing the number of teams to ten. If reports are to be believed, Hindi film industry’s star couple Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh might bid for one of the IPL teams in 2022.
The IPL governing body had invited bids to acquire the rights of two new teams for the upcoming season. The report of Deepika and Ranveer bidding is now going viral on social media. Now, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik has posted a joke on Twitter.
Taking to his Twitter handle, Dinesh wrote “The jerseys gonna be interesting for that team.”
The jerseys gonna be interesting for that team 😜 https://t.co/mH4tatYM9T
— DK (@DineshKarthik) October 22, 2021
Even fans started speculating as to what the jersey would look like if Ranveer wins the bid for a new IPL franchise. It should come as no surprise that a film icon would own a cricket team.
https://twitter.com/shiv0769/status/1451415326118137856
Jersey pic.twitter.com/XdZG5trzOe
— Dhoni❤️ (@iamvaishali6) October 22, 2021
Kolkata Knight Riders is co-owned by megastar Shah Rukh Khan and actress Juhi Chawla while Preity Zinta has a stake in Punjab Kings. Apart from this, buying an IPL team will not come as a surprise for Deepika as her family comes from a sports background. Deepika’s father Prakash Padukone is a former champion of badminton.
Among others that have picked up the bid document are Adani Group, Torrent Pharma, Aurobindo Pharma, RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, Hindustan Times Media, Jindal Steel (led by Naveen Jindal), entrepreneur Ronnie Screwvala and three private equity players, the report said.