IPL 2016 Rajkot Team Details: The new Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise for IPL 2016 Rajkot have picked up top five players from in IPL Drafts. What will be Rajkot team name for IPL 2016?
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The Sanjeev Goenka-owned New Rising consortium has won ownership rights of Rajkot IPL Team. The name for new franchise Rajkot to announce soon before the player action in February 2015. Rajkot IPL team name anticipated for revealing on January 2015.
“We love the game of cricket. This is our humble way of getting associated under the great banner of BCCI. We will do our humble bit to support the game of the cricket in India. And this is the endeavor which has driven us to this humble initiative. We love the game of cricket as we love the game of football. This is a small gesture from our side to get involved with the great game of cricket.” – Subhashish Mitra, the executive director at New Rising.
With new rules of IPL Council, Both Rajkot and Pune team have signed top five players from CSK and RR in IPL Draft. Pune had the first pick in Draft and sealed MS Dhoni, then Rajkot went for Suresh Raina. At the end of IPL Draft 2015, Rajkot team went for four Chennai Super Kings and one Rajasthan Royals players. The other players from CSK and RR to be auctioned, which is going to take place in February 2016.
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