Indian businessman and cricket administrator who created the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2008 — the T20 franchise cricket league that became one of the most valuable sports properties in the world — before being expelled from the BCCI amid corruption allegations.
Invented the IPL format by combining T20 cricket with NFL-style franchise ownership, city-based identity, and Bollywood celebrity — creating a sports entertainment product that monetized India's cricket obsession at a scale the traditional Test cricket board had never imagined.
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