Sachin Tendulkar Becomes Co-Owner of Premier Badminton League Team

Besides Tendulkar, Teulugu film stars Chiranjeevi, Nagarjuna & Allu Aravind bought stakes in Bengaluru Blasters.

Tendulkar has picked up a stake in PBL franchise Bengaluru Blasters. (Photo: PTI)

Sachin Tendulkar ventured into the world of badminton on Thursday, becoming a co-owner of Premier Badminton League (PBL) franchise Bengaluru Blasters along with Telugu film stars Chiranjeevi and Nagrajuna, among others.

“Given the recent wave of success for India in badminton globally, it is right time to help grow the sport exponentially,” Tendulkar said.

Badminton is the epitome of fitness, flexibility, agility and skill and its adoption will contribute to India’s path to fitness. I’m excited to be a part of the Bengaluru Blasters team and wish them the very best for the upcoming season.

Sachin Tendulkar

National badminton coach Pullela Gopichand said that the cricket icon’s presence will not only boost the morale of players, but also bring in more spectators.

Co-owner and businessman Nimmagadda Prasad said:

Sachin, Chiranjeevi, Akkineni Nagarjuna and Allu Aravind, besides myself — all of us have formed a consortium and invested in Bengaluru Blasters.

Prasad however refused to share details about the stakes picked up by the consortium members and said he would disclose the details at an opportune time.