Who is Adar Poonawalla net worth: Who is that person…who is ready to loot the safe of Virat Kohli’s RCB?

New Delhi. Is Virat Kohli’s IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore going to be sold? This question is arising in the minds of RCB fans. This rumor got strength when Adar Poonawala, CEO of Pune-based vaccine company Serum Institute of India, expressed his desire to buy Kohli’s franchise. Poonawala says that he is ready to make a bidding bid to buy RCB. Royal Challengers are the current IPL champions and their team probably has the most fans among the 10 teams of the league. Virat Kohli has been with this franchise since 2008.

Adar Poonawalla wrote on his X handle, ‘In the coming few months, I will present a strong and competitive bid for RCB, one of the best teams of IPL.’ He did not give any information about the timing or amount of the bid. This process will have to be completed quickly because IPL 2026 is to start from March 26. According to Forbes India, the search for a new owner for RCB, which is worth around $105 million, started in November last year. Adar Poonawala’s net worth, as of October 2024, was estimated at $16.3 billion (Rs 136,000 crore).

RCB can play its home matches outside Bengaluru.
Current owner United Spirits Limited (USL) is behind this initiative. USL is the Indian branch of global drinks company Diageo. On June 4, 11 fans were killed in a stampede during RCB’s victory celebration. After this the process of sale of the team was expedited. United Spirits bought RCB from its original owner in 2016 after the collapse of Vijay Mallya’s business group. Poonawala’s statement has come at a time when there is talk that RCB may play its home matches outside Bengaluru in IPL 2026.

Franchises have been approached to host seven home matches
Pune, Mumbai and Raipur have approached the franchises to host seven home matches. Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) on Wednesday appealed to the RCB management to keep the home matches in Bengaluru and cited the improvements made in security and facilities at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.

There are still some issues that need further thinking; rcb
RCB said in response, ‘There are some issues which need further thinking. We are paying attention to the suggestions and comments received from all stakeholders so that the right decision can be taken in the interest of the team and our fans. Apart from Poonawala, Vijay Kiragandur’s company Homble Films is also considered to be in the race to become the owner of RCB. Homble Films is the producer of hit films like ‘KGF’ and ‘Kantara’. No official statement has come yet in this regard.