No plans to own teams in other t20 Leagues, Says Royal Challengers Bengaluru Coo

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) has no plans to own teams in other International Cricket Leagues, The Indian Premier League (IPL) Franchise Franchise Expansions through other means.

RCB, A Subsidiary of United Spirits, was one of the original eight IPL teams that formed the t20 league in 2008 that has since become government of the Indian summer.

But it remains one of only two ipl teams without any ownership stakes in teams from leagues outside India, the other being the Gujarat Titans which Made Its Ipl Debut in 2022.

Other IPL Teams Such as the Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders Own Three or More Teams in Three Different Countries.

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They include franchies in South Africa (SA20), The West Indies (Caribbean Premier League), The US (Major League Cricket) and the United Arab Emirates (International League T20), But Menon SAID RAS different ideas about expansion.

“Expanding the brand globally don’t mean only by participating in cricket,” Menon Told Reuters,

“We can expand our merchandise range to Australia, The Us, and The UK Through Our Bar And Cafe, Not just Sports. Through other expansions. “

RCB did, however, acquire the Bengaluru franchise in the women’s Premier League (WPL) in 2023 at the reported fidding Amount of Just Over $ 100 Million (Rs 870 Crore).

It splurged Nearly $ 415,000 (Rs 3.61 Crore) to Sign Indian Batter Smriti Mandhana – The Most Expensive Buy in WPL History – and it paid rich divides as she capted rcb

But the men’s team is yet to lift a trophy in the IPL despite Reaching the Playoffs Four Times in the last five years.

“The More Number of Times You Reach the Playoffs, The Probability of Winning The Championship is Quite Near,” Menon said. “I don’t think it’s far that we win, all the signs are and the wpl team winning (the title) is also one sign.”

Despite Having Heavy Hitters Such as Virat Kohli, Chris Gayle, Ab De Villiers and Faf du Plesisis Over the Years, The Title have eluded the Bengaluu Franchise, Which Has Been In the Fiant Thee Times – in 2009, 2011 and 2016.

“ICons are critical and that is what we have created in our rcb franchise,” Menon said.

“Chris Gayle’s 175 Not Out is Still Not Broken … The most IPL Runs by an individual is still with kohli (8,004 runs), the highest partnership is with kohli and de villiers (229 in 2016) Have manified the philosophy.

“When you play bold, there can be negatives too. The lowest score is with rcb (49 v kolkata in 2017), so that is where we resonate with young India … there are young indines that want to do muliple of failure. “

RCB rejiged its squad in the 2025 auction, retaining only Kohli, Rajat Patidar and Yash Dayal. But it recruited big hitters Liam Livingstone and Phil Salt While also Bringing in Parsrs Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Freshen UP The Squad.

“If you look at our supporting staff, it’s also strong with (coach) andy flower and (Director of Cricket) Mo Bobat,” Menon Added.

“They have come in and they have looked at this element franchise with a fresh pair of eyes … we have a good team to go, so let’s see.”