{"id":43811,"date":"2024-01-04T16:29:55","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T16:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/saif-ali-khan-and-kareena-kapoor-now-own-a-cricket-team\/"},"modified":"2024-01-04T16:29:55","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T16:29:55","slug":"saif-ali-khan-and-kareena-kapoor-now-own-a-cricket-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/saif-ali-khan-and-kareena-kapoor-now-own-a-cricket-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor now own a cricket team"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>Bollywood couple Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan announced their latest venture \u2013 being owners of a cricket team.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch ARY News live on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/live.arynews.tv\/hq\/\">live.arynews.tv<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kareena Kapoor Khan announced that they are owners of the Kolkata team in the Indian Street Premier League (ISPL). The tournament\u2019s management claims it to be \u201cIndia\u2019s pioneering tennis ball T10 cricket tournament to be played inside a stadium\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Kareena Kapoor Khan, in the statement, wrote that cricket runs in the family. It is pertinent to mention that Saif Ali Khan\u2019s father Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi is a legendary cricket and former India captain as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCricket, a tradition we cherish, a love we share,\u201d the post read. \u201cIt runs in the family after all. So thrilled to announce our ownership of Team Kolkata in the Indian Street Premier League! It\u2019s a fantastic opportunity for young aspiring cricketers out there and we couldn\u2019t be happier to be part of this experience!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C1obsrxoQDq\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The team\u2019s management stated that the Pataudi legacy shines with this collaboration as Saif Ali Khan\u2019s father, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi was a famous Indian cricketer and Indian cricket team former captain.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Pataudi family also has a special connection to Kolkata with Saif Ali Khan\u2019s mother, Sharmila Tagore being the great-great-grandniece of India\u2019s and West Bengal\u2019s most beloved icon, Rabindranath Tagore,\u201d the organisers said.<\/p>\n<p>It is pertinent to mention that Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan are not the only Bollywood celebrities to be stakeholders in the tournament. TAmitabh Bachchan (Mumbai), Akshay Kumar (Srinagar), Hrithik Roshan (Bengaluru), Suriya (Chennai), and Ram Charan (Hyderabad) are also team owners.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C1kNAY2IrKe\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor stated, \u201cWe are thrilled to embark on this incredible journey with the Indian Street Premier League (ISPL). The partnership with ISPL symbolizes both our love for cricket and the vibrant spirit of the City of Joy. Kolkata holds a special place in our hearts with our family\u2019s legacy and connection to the state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The added, \u201cHere\u2019s to an exhilarating season where teamwork, talent, and sheer determination lead the way. Our association goes beyond ownership to a shared commitment to the spirit of the format which is designed to inspire a new generation of cricketing talent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/arynews.tv\/stop-this-attitude-saif-ali-khan-warned-kareena-kapoor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Stop this attitude\u2026\u2019: Saif Ali Khan warned Kareena Kapoor<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"rocketlazyloadscript\">\n  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n    FB.init({\n      appId      : '161345524510473',\n      cookie     : true,\n      xfbml      : true,\n      version    : 'v3.0'\n    });\n    FB.AppEvents.logPageView();   \n  };\n  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n     js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bollywood couple Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan announced their latest venture \u2013 being owners of a cricket team. Watch ARY News live on\u00a0live.arynews.tv Kareena Kapoor Khan announced that they are owners of the Kolkata team in the Indian Street Premier League (ISPL). The tournament\u2019s management claims it to be \u201cIndia\u2019s pioneering tennis ball [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":43812,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/arynews.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/saif-and-kareena.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43811","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43811"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43811\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}