Ahmedabad: Multiple reports claim that the Adani Group and Avram Glazer, who own major stakes in Manchester United, have emerged as the leading candidates for the two new IPL teams, whose auction is underway in Dubai.
Apart from these two groups, the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, Hindustan Media Ventures and Torrent Group from Ahmedabad were in with bids. The Rhiti Sports Management group, that once represented MS Dhoni, also was reportedly in the race.
Ahmedabad, Indore, Lucknow, Cuttack and Guwahati have been shortlisted by the BCCI for the two new teams.
The verification process is currently on and could take up to a few hours.
Meanwhile, the news is making waves on Twitter.
Here’s what people are saying. Have a look.
Reports of Adani and Manchester United winning bids go viral
