IPL 2016: Intex names Rajkot franchise Gujarat Lions, Raina to lead

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Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Rajkot owned by mobile phone manufacturer Intex has decided to name the franchise Gujarat Lions. Fast scoring Indian southpaw Suresh Raina will be leading the team. Experienced T20 specialist of his time Australian Brad Hodge will coach the team.

Earlier this year, the Board Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) auctioned the two new franchises, Pune and Rajkot. Sanjeev Goenka's New Rising won Pune franchisee while the Rajkot team is owned by the mobile phone manufacturer Intex.

The two interim teams will not get a slice of BCCI's franchise revenue instead Goenka's will dish out Rs 16 crore, while Intex will pay Rs 10 crore to the board as they acquired the franchises for the respective amount in the reverse bidding process.



Indian Television Dot Com | IPL 2016: Intex names Rajkot franchise Gujarat Lions, Raina to lead
 
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The newly formed Rajkot IPL Team announced its official name as ‘Gujarat Lions’ with Suresh Raina as its captain.

Raina will lead a star-studded side that will have former New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum besides experienced all-rounders like Ravindra Jadeja, James Faulkner and Dwayne Bravo.

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“Suresh Raina is a remarkable player with an impeccable record in all formats of the game. His extensive experience combined with his great leadership skills, will help us in putting together a winning strategy for the team”, said Gujarat Lions owner & Intex Technologies director Keshav Bansal.

Commenting on his appointment as team captain, Raina stated, “I am honoured to have been chosen for this role. We already have some of the best cricketing talent in the team and I look forward to the challenges, the opportunity, the excitement, the energy and will lead from the front to ensure we have a great debut.”


Indian Television Dot Com | Intex's Rajkot IPL team Gujarat Lions names Suresh Raina as Captain
 
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I thought its bcoz of slow network but its 3 hours difference in both thread.....


Thakur bhai kya kar raha hai....
 
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