UAE T20 League: Delhi Capitals owners GMR Group acquires franchise in UAE T20 League

UAE T20 League: GMR Group enters UAE T20 League – Delhi-based GMR group which co-owns Indian Premier League’s franchise Delhi Capitals has now acquired a team in the soon-to-be-launched United Arab Emirates (UAE) T20 League. The Emirates Cricket Board confirmed the development on Wednesday (February 23). Follow UAE T20 2022 and IPL 2022 Live Updates on InsideSport.IN.

“Indian-based infrastructure powerhouse, GMR Group has acquired the rights to own and operate Dubai franchise in the UAE T20 League to be held in UAE,” the ECB said in a statement

UAE T20 League: Delhi Capitals owners GMR Group acquires franchise in UAE T20 League

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GM Rao, Group Chairman at GMR, Group sounded optimistic about successfully running a team in UAE T20 League. He also said the IPL experience will come in handy and they will look to follow the same template.

“UAE continues to impress with its progressive, positive mind-set toward sport and the business of sport, and we believe these traits align well with our group strategy to support sports from grassroots through to international level while being effective in engaging with the community. Our group is convinced that UAE T20 League proposed structure and plans will leverage these unique traits of UAE,” GM Rao said.

UAE T20 League: Delhi Capitals owners GMR Group acquires franchise in UAE T20 League

“Our team has 14-seasons’ experience in managing the franchise process, through our Delhi Capital team’s involvement in the Indian Premier League (IPL), and we will integrate the same elements of these processes into UAE T20 League and help establish it as a premier and an integral part of the global cricket ecosystem,” Added Kiran Kumar Granthi, Corporate Chairman at GMR Group.

UAE T20 League: Delhi Capitals owners GMR Group acquires franchise in UAE T20 League

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Apart from GMR Group, the likes of Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani, Shah Rukh Khan, Glazer Family and Rajesh Sharma (Dubai-based Industrialist) are the owners of the teams competing in the UAE T20 League.

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The ECB is expected to make official announcements of other owners. The ECB board has also confirmed that the league is well on track to play its inaugural season in the June-July window.

Earlier, the UAE T20 league was set to be played in the January-February window but it did not pan out during that time.

UAE T20 League: Delhi Capitals owners GMR Group acquires franchise in UAE T20 League