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TATA IPL 2025 Final Preview: Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Who Will Win? The TATA IPL 2025 season has produced some great excitement, drama, and unforgettable performances. New bold decisions at captaincy, brilliant batting, and of course new stars emerging on the cricket horizon have had fans talking about this season. As we look forward to the IPL 2025 Final, we have an exciting showdown in front of us, as PBKS and RCB are both fighting to win their first IPL title. IPL 2025 Season Snapshot The IPL 2025 Indian Premier League season featured a total of ten teams, who continually battled against each other for playoff spots during the season. Both Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are historically great franchises, but they brought hints of greatness in all their games and the stories of PBKS and RCB as turnaround teams from last season stood out in the IPL 2025 fairly, with fresh new energy, smart leadership, and consistent delivering of their pl...
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IPL 2025 Franchise Owners and Their Business Empires

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IPL 2025 Franchise Owners and Their Business Empires

The Indian Premier League (IPL) has become a global cricketing powerhouse purely not for its cricket but for the business people and celebrities who own its franchises.  Each of these owners leans on a mixture of business experience, operational plans, and money, which has enabled the IPL to flourish and prosper.  Here we have provided details on the IPL 2025 franchise owners, what business they each own, and their franchises' respective estimated value. 

1.  Mumbai Indians (MI)

Owner: Mukesh Ambani (Reliance Industries)

Primary Business: Oil, Telecom, Retail

Net Worth: $92.8 billion

Purchase Year: 2008

Franchise Value → $1.3 billion in 2024

Mukesh Ambani is the richest person in India.   He also owns MI through Indiawin Sports, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries. Mukesh Ambani has a diversified business portfolio in petrochemicals, telecommunications and retail.  MI has consistently been one of the top-level and valued franchises of the IPL.

2.  Chennai Super Kings (CSK)

Owner: N. Srinivasan (India Cements)

Primary Business: Cement Manufacturing

Net Worth: $10 billion

Purchase Year: 2008

Franchise Value → $1.15 billion in 2024

N. Srinivasan is another important figure at the level of Indian cricket administration. While he is not only involved in the cricket world, it would be safe to assume that he owns CSK through India Cements. He has been instrumental in leading performances that have produced consistent results and dedicated fan base.

3. Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)

Owner: United Spirits Limited (Diageo)

Main Business: Alcoholic Beverages

Net Worth: $11.95 Billion

Purchased In: 2008

Franchise Value: $117 Million in 2024

RCB is owned by United Spirits, which is owned by global beverage powerhouse Diageo. RCB has a strong brand presence and some star-studded line-ups, but is yet to win an IPL title.

4. Delhi Capitals (DC)

Owners: GMR Group & JSW Group

Primary businesses: GMR - Infrastructure; JSW - Steel and energy companies

Net Worth: GMR - $3.2 Billion indiv. JSW - $7.68 Billion

Purchased in: 2008

Franchise Value: Approximately $1 Billion in 2024

Delhi Capitals is co-owned by GMR Group and JSW Group. These two private companies' combined expertise in infrastructure and industrial sectors support the operational strategy of the team.

5. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)

Owners: Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla, Jay Mehta

Primary businesses: Red Chillies Entertainment (Entertainment); Mehta Group (Conglomerate)

Net Worth: Shah Rukh Khan - $770 million; Jay Mehta - $2.1 billion

Purchased In: 2008

Franchise Value: Estimated 1.1 billion in 2024

Kolkata Knight Riders is owned by Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, actress Juhi Chawla, and businessman Jay Mehta. KKR has a strong global brand partly due to their power on the big screen and in business.

6. Punjab Kings (PBKS)

Owners: Mohit Burman, Ness Wadia, Preity Zinta, Karan Paul

Mainly in Business: FMCG (Dabur), Textiles (Wadia Group), Entertainment

Net Worth: Over $10 billion combined net worth

Purchased Year: 2008

Franchise Value: Approximately $925 million in 2024

PBKS is a consortium owned by an assortment of businessmen and actress Preity Zinta. Despite having a strong ownership group, the team has not yet won an IPL championship.

7. Rajasthan Royals (RR)

Owners: Manoj Badale (65%), Lachlan Murdoch (13%), RedBird Capital (15%)

Mainly in Business: Investments (Emerging Media), Media (News Corporation)

Net Worth: Over $14 billion combined net worth

Purchased Year: 2008

Franchise Value: Approximately $1 billion in 2024

RR, is the first IPL champion, has a majority owner (Manoj Badale) and significant minority stakes by media mogul Lachlan Murdoch and investment company RedBird Capital.

8. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)

Owner: Kalanithi Maran (Sun TV Network)

Mainly in Business: Media & Entertainment

Net Worth: $5.3 billion

Purchased Year: 2012

Franchise Value: Estimated $970 million in 2024

SRH is owned by Kalanithi Maran who is the head of Sun TV Network. The team branding and outreach have been upheld by the media conglomerate.

9. Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)

Owner: Sanjiv Goenka (RPSG Group)

Primary Business: Power, Retail, FMCG

Net Worth: $4.5 billion

Purchased: 2021

Franchise Value: approximately $980 million in 2024

LSG is one of the newer franchises and is owned by Sanjiv Goenka's RPSG Group. LSG's meteoric rise in the league follows various strategic investments and oversight by its ownership group.

10. Gujarat Titans (GT)

Owner: Torrent Group

Primary Business: Pharmaceuticals, Power, City Gas

Net Worth: $6 billion+

Purchased: 2021

Franchise Value: approximately $950 million in 2024

Much like LSG, GT was launched in 2021. The franchise was first owned by CVC Capital Partners. Torrent Group, the Ahmedabad-based company, acquired a 67% majority stake in GT in 2025, which positioned GST into their management fold.

Team Purchase Prices and Values

IPL-team purchase prices in 2008 ranged from $67 million to $112 million. For example, the Mumbai Indians were bought for $111.9 million, while the Chennai Super Kings and $91 million. LSG and Gujarat Titans joined the expanded 2021 IPL playing season with a reported franchise fee of around $940 million for each team. Valuations of the IPL franchises increased dramatically by 2024 and ahead, including valuations for the Mumbai Indians and Super Kings over a billion and 3, representing the impressive reach and growth of IPL franchise team ownership around the globe.

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