RCB boss Vijay Mallya buys CPL team Barbados Tridents

AFTER BOLLYWOOD STAR SHAH RUKH KHAN bought the Trinidad and Tobago Caribbean Premier League (CPL) franchise a few days ago, India’s flamboyant industrialist Dr. Vijay Mallya too has followed suite by buying the Barbados Tridents team. 

Mallya has been enjoying his ownership of the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) since the beginning of the IPL in 2008 and has now become only the second Indian after Shah Rukh to own a CPL team. 

As reported by firstpost, Mallya said, 

“We worked out various scenarios, projected financial numbers and it all looks very good provided the league grows at the pace we all hope it does. But initially we came to the conclusion that it was necessary to approach the government of Barbados. I came here about three weeks ago, made a presentation to the government and I was absolutely overwhelmed by the support expressed by the Prime Minister himself.” 

Like a true businessman, Mallya waited for the right time and opportunity to extend his ownership of T20 cricket franchises over the world. Today, Mallya is confident of his move and the prospect of owning a CPL team. 

“I didn’t jump into the CPL in a rush. I was busy concentrating on building my IPL franchise and I knew that CPL would have some teething problems in the first couple of years.”

“When I was convinced that the CPL was in a proper growth mode here in the Caribbean I decided to take a good, hard look. I was told that the Barbados franchise was available which was great news for me personally.”