Pune franchise named the star batter Ruturaj Gaikwad as captain to lead the crew in the 2023 version of the Maharashtra Premier League on Sunday, June 4. Maharashtra Premier League 2023 (MPL) obtained a staggering Rs 57.80 crore for six franchises on Sunday. Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA)-backed T20 franchise league obtained a document Rs 14.80 crore for the Pune franchise which additionally received the bid for Ruturaj Gaikwad as their icon participant.
The six-team match will kick off on June 15 and all matches will probably be performed at Maharashtra Cricket Association Ground positioned outskirts of Pune. MCA president Rohit Pawar revealed that the state obtained bids from over 20 entities in the franchise public sale. He additionally added that the administration was anticipating Rs 18 crore from the sale of six groups however obtained greater than thrice the anticipated valuation.
“We had kept a base price of Rs 1 crore per year for three years for the six teams expecting a minimum value of Rs 18 crore for the MPL,” Rohit Pawar said. “But we in turn received a record franchise fee of whopping Rs 57.80 crore for six teams for three years after the teams were auctioned today. We followed a completely transparent process to buy the ownership through an open bid system.”
According to a press release launched by MCA, the match will comply with the IPL module and also will broadcast dwell matches on DD Sports and on-line platforms.
Pune-based Pravin Masalewale received the bid for the Pune franchise and signed Chennai Super Kings’ star batter Ruturaj Gaikwad as its icon participant. The veteran batting all-rounder Kedar Jadhav will symbolize the Kolhapur franchise, which was purchased by Punit Balan Group for Rs 11 crore. Nashik, Sambhajinagar, Ratnagiri, and Solapur are the remaining 4 franchises that can characteristic in the primary three editions of the match.
