Legends League Cricket ropes in two new franchises

Legends League Cricket, a global T20 league featuring retired cricketing legends, has sold two new franchises to a consortium of Urbanrise Group/Trident Power and KLO Sports for a period of 10 years for $15 million each.

The Urbanrisers Hyderabad franchise will be owned by Urbanrise Group/Trident Power, and the Southern Superstars franchise has been awarded to the consortium represented by KLO Sports, which was formed by Sanjay Jupudi and Srinadh Chitoori.

The two new franchises will join the existing six franchises, which include India Capitals (GMR Sports), Gujarat Giants (Adani Sportline), Bhilwara Kings (LNJ Bhilwara Group), and Manipal Tigers (Manipal Education and Medical Group).


The Urbanrise/Alliance Group is South India's largest real estate developer, while Trident Power is backed by Andhra Pradesh politician JC Pavan Reddy. Apart from KLO Sports, the Southern Superstars have also received investment from wealthy individuals from diverse segments.

KLO Sports co-founder Sanjay Jupudi has established the US-based IT company Qentelli, serving renowned Fortune 500 clients, while Srinadh Chitoori, a third-generation businessman from Vizag, has a diverse business portfolio encompassing automobiles, construction, and real estate.

Manoj Namburu, CMD, Urbanrise and Alliance Group, said, "The Legends League Cricket franchise is a great platform for our foray into the world of sports; the stars playing in the league are the best from the world of cricket."We are extremely happy to be part of Legends League Cricket and believe that this would be a great addition to our business portfolio."

Sanjay Jupudi, Co-Founder, KLO Sports, said, “We are fortunate to have this opportunity to be able to cheer legendary cricketers who have been icons. We are pleased to be part of the opportunity, and it is now our endeavor to continue providing cricket fans in India and around the world with our much-loved cricketers in an exciting format that fans will enjoy and cherish. It all comes together under the Legends League cricket with exciting and fierce competition.”

Raman Raheja, Co-Founder and CEO, Legends League Cricket, said, “We started Legends League Cricket on a promise to entertain the audience with exciting matches featuring their favorite legends. We have given our fans an opportunity to relive those moments on the field. After the success of Franchise Season 1, LLC has now signed two big corporate houses as our franchises, and we look forward to creating value for all the franchises and building a very strong business case with LLC.”

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