Shilpa Shetty buys 11 percent shares in IPL team Rajasthan Royals
February 3rd, 2009 - 2:40 pm ICT by Amrit Rashmisrisethi
After Preity Zinta, Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla, Shilpa is the fourth Bollywood name to join the the Indian Premier League (IPL) bandwagon. The actress Shilpa Shetty and her boyfriend Raj Kundra bought an 11 per cent stake in Rajasthan Royals owers Emerging Media group for 75 crores Rupees and now the new brand ambassador for the champions of the inaugural edition, defending champions of the Twenty20 tournament.
Today, The Royals announced the sale of the minority stake in their franchise.
While Preity owns Kings XI Punjab with beau Ness Wadia, Shah Rukh and Juhi are the owners of Kolkata Kinght Riders.
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