Vijay Mallya opened the black truth about RCB, tells why this team was bought in 2008

Cricket News Desk. Royal Challengers Bangalore finally won their first IPL title in 18 years. He defeated Punjab Kings by 6 runs in the final of the 18th season of the T20 league. In this 18 -year journey, many big players came and went for RCB, but a player who always stayed with the team is Virat Kohli. After winning the final, another person came into the spotlight with Virat and this is the refugee Vijay Mallya, who was the first owner of this franchise. Refugee Vijay Mallya in India revealed in Raj Samani’s podcast that he prayed a total of three franchises, including Mumbai Indians. However, it was bought by Mukesh Ambani. Vijay Mallya finally bought RCB for $ 112 million in 2008, which was about Rs 600-700 crore at the time. Vijay Mallya, who was praying for Mumbai Indians, said: “I was very impressed by the BCCI committee on this league with the advice of Lalit Modi.” He called me one day and said that the teams would be auctioned. Do you want to buy it? I said, okay, I prayed three franchisors and I lost to Mumbai with a very small amount. Mallya further said, when I pray for RCB franchise in 2008, I see IPL as a game changer for Indian cricket. My vision was to create a team that reflects the spirit of Bangalore. Eventually, I offered $ 112 million, which was the second largest bid. “The brand of liquor must be recognized”, the liquor legend Mallya said in the podcast: “I wanted RCB to be a brand that should be not only on the field, but also outside the field.” So I linked it to the Royal Challenge, which is one of our best drink marks. So that it can become a strong identity. Choose some of your favorite players. During this conversation, Mallya said his sole purpose was behind the purchase of RCB to promote his whiskey brand. There was no love for cricket behind it. When Mallya was asked, who would he be if he had the chance to choose a few players for RCB today? Mallya chose Jaspreet Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant and Kl Rahul. Share this story -tags