Adar Poonawalla can be the new owner of Royal Challengers Bengaluru ahead of IPL 2026: Report

The Indian Premier League franchise Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) is for sale, officially. Diego, the owner of the franchise, has disclosed the initiative to hand over the ownership of the popular IPL franchise. Ahead of the IPL 2026, RCB can get a new owner formally. Who will acquire a franchise whose brand value and fan following are so massive?

According to speculations, multiple businessmen are already keeping their eyes on to monitor the process with the desire to win it. Among the rumored names, as of now, Adar Poonawalla reportedly is one of the main contenders who has the aspiration to become the owner of the IPL team. As per the latest claims on social media platforms, Adar Poonawalla is reportedly planning to buy the Royal Challengers Bengaluru cricket team for a valuation of up to $1-1.2 billion.

Spending over this amount of money is possible enough for the CEO of the world's largest vaccine manufacturer company. The Indian businessman is CEO of the Serum Institute of India (SII), which gained global recognition for producing COVID-19 vaccines.

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Adar Poonawalla to become the next owner of RCB?

According to media reports, apart from SII, Poonawalla is also the chairman of Poonawalla Fincorp, a board member of the GAVI Alliance, and has spearheaded philanthropic initiatives like the Adar Poonawalla Clean City Initiative in Pune. In a disclosure, which came into the public domain last night, it is said that the franchise can get their new owner by March 31, 2026.

Cricbuzz, in their article, claimed, "It is official, and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) has been put on sale. As per the disclosure made by the IPL franchise, Diageo—the owner of the IPL and WPL teams—has already initiated the sale process and is confident of completing the sale by March 31, 2026." Now, cricket fans have no choice but to wait for a while to see who can be the next owner of RCB.