Yeh jo deal chal rahi hai na RCB ke liye, iske peeche hain bade players. Aditya Birla Group jo India ka bada business house hai, David Blitzer jinka sports mein kaafi experience hai, aur Blackstone, jo duniya ki sabse badi investment firms mein se ek hai. Ye sab milkar $2 Billion (lagbhag ₹16,500 Crore) mein RCB ko buy karne ke kareeb pahunch gaye hain. Yeh dikhata hai ki Indian Premier League (IPL) ab sirf cricket nahi, balki ek bada business destination ban gaya hai.
Waise ye pehli baar nahi hai ki Birla Group aur Blitzer ne team kharidne ki koshish ki ho. Pehle woh Rajasthan Royals (RR) par focus kar rahe the, lekin ab RCB par aa gaye hain. Aur RCB ki value toh badh hi gayi hai, khaas kar jab unhone 2025 mein apna pehla IPL title jeeta. Abhi inki brand value $269 Million batai ja rahi hai, jo league mein sabse zyada hai.
Is deal se IPL ki overall valuation bhi dikh rahi hai, jo ab $18.5 Billion tak pahunch gayi hai. RCB ka brand value Mumbai Indians aur Chennai Super Kings se bhi upar hai. Yaad hai na, Rajasthan Royals $1.63 Billion mein bik gayi thi. Aur RCB ke liye sirf yahi group nahi, EQT jaise Swedish firm aur Ranjan Pai (KKR, Temasek ke saath) bhi bidding mein hain.
Par bhai, itna paisa lagane mein risks bhi hain. Indian sports market kaafi volatile rehta hai. Team ka performance unpredictable ho sakta hai, aur paisa media rights aur sponsorships par depend karta hai. Diageo jaisi company isko bech rahi hai kyunki ye unke core business ka hissa nahi hai. RCB ki FY25 ki revenue ₹514 Crore thi, par profit ₹140 Crore hi tha, operating costs badh gaye hain. Agar koi $2 Billion jaise bade valuation par kharidta hai, toh returns kamane mein mushkil ho sakti hai.