Sourav Ganguly Buys Racing Team: Former captain of the Indian cricket team and former president of BCCI, Sourav Ganguly has entered the world of car racing. This year, the third season of Indian Racing Festival is going to be organized in the months of August to September. Before the start of the 2024 season, Sourav Ganguly has purchased the Kolkata Royal Tigers Racing Team. Let us tell you that the team from Kolkata will be making its debut in this festival, in which teams from Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Goa, Kochi and Ahmedabad are already present.
What is Indian Racing Festival?
Indian Racing Festival is a motorsport event started jointly by Racing Promotions Private Limited (RRPL) and J&K Tourism Department. Under this, two competitions are organized, each of which consists of five rounds of racing, which are organized at many prestigious places in India. In these, two championships are also at stake, namely Formula 4 Indian Championship and Indian Racing League Championship.
‘The popularity of car racing will increase with the arrival of Ganguly’
Sourav Ganguly has been one of India’s greatest cricketers and is very popular across the country. In such a situation, his becoming the owner of Kolkata Royal Tigers Racing Team would be working to promote motorsport in India. RRPL Managing Director Akhilesh Reddy welcomed Sourav Ganguly’s interest in motorsport, saying, “Motorsport has always been a passion for me and together with Kolkata Royal Tigers, we will create a new identity in India through the Indian Racing Festival. “Together we will create a new generation of people who love motorsport. We welcome Sourav Ganguly as the owner of the Kolkata franchise.”
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