Archive · 8 Nov 2025
Nikhil Kamath, Ranjan Pai Among Potential Buyers for RCB: Report
A big cricket team called Royal Challengers Bengaluru, or RCB, might be getting a new owner.
The company that owns it now, Diageo, wants to sell it before the next big Indian Premier League (IPL) season in 2026.
Some very rich people from Bengaluru, like Nikhil Kamath and Ranjan Pai, along with another rich person named Adar Poonawalla, are thinking about buying it together.
Other big companies are also interested.
The sale will also include the women's team.
The deal should be finished by March 2026.
Diageo has put the IPL team Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) up for sale.
The sale is planned to be completed before the IPL 2026 season, with a deadline in March 2026.
Bengaluru billionaires Nikhil Kamath and Ranjan Pai are among the potential buyers.
Adar Poonawalla, Adani Group, JSW Sports, and Ravi Jaipuria are also reportedly interested.
A consortium of Kamath, Pai, and Poonawalla could potentially make a joint bid for the franchise.
- Who
- Diageo (owner), Nikhil Kamath, Ranjan Pai, Adar Poonawalla, Adani Group, JSW Sports, and Ravi Jaipuria (potential buyers)
- What
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) IPL team is reportedly up for sale.
- When
- Ahead of the IPL 2026 season, with a deal completion deadline by March 2026.
- Where
- India (IPL)
- Why
- Diageo is initiating the sale process.
- Selling Entity
- Diageo
- Team for Sale
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
- Sale Deadline
- March 2026
- Potential Buyers
- Nikhil Kamath, Ranjan Pai, Adar Poonawalla, Adani Group, JSW Sports, Ravi Jaipuria
- Inclusion
- RCB women's team