The so called gentleman’s game cricket will bask in the glory of showbiz. And add to it the power of corporate India and star players like Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Ricky Ponting, Kumar Sangakkara, Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath. Voila. Cricket never looked so rich and so very glamourous before. Millions of dollars were forked out at an auction of city franchises of the Indian Premier League (IPL) — the BCCI’S Twenty20 championship. And this will recreate the magic of soccer’s English Premier League and basketball’s NBA championship. Millions ruled the bidding as Mukesh Ambani got hold of Mumbai by shelling out $111.9 million and Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan alongwith actress Juhi Chawla and her husband Jai Mehta had the Kolkata team. Adding another slice of entertainment to cricket, Preity Zinta and Ness Wadia together with Karan Paul and Mohit Burman bid Mohali for $75 million.
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