ISPL: Salman Khan became the owner of Delhi franchise

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ISPL: The country's first and biggest tennis-ball T10 cricket league - Indian Street Premier League (ISPL Season 3) has made a big announcement ahead of its third season. Bollywood superstar Salman Khan will now be the owner of ISPL's New Delhi franchise. This new team has been included in ISPL at a time when the league has gained record-breaking popularity in its second season.

ISPL Season 2 reached more than 2.8 crore viewers on TV and registered a growth of 47 percent compared to the first season. This has made ISPL one of the biggest sports and entertainment festivals in the country, which gives the audience a unique experience of cricket as well as music and star-studded confluence.

Salman Khan became the owner of Delhi franchise: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has been named as the new owner of the New Delhi franchise. The association of the New Delhi team and Salman Khan marks a new chapter in the league's rapid growth and growing cultural footprint.

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Salman Khan's involvement will not only strengthen the New Delhi team but will also give a new vigour and identity to the entire league. He now joins the list of celebrities who have already owned other ISPL teams. These include names like Amitabh Bachchan (Mazhi Mumbai), Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan (Tigers of Kolkata), Akshay Kumar (Srinagar Ke Veer), Surya (Chennai Singhams), Hrithik Roshan (Bangalore Strikers) and Ram Charan (Falcon Risers Hyderabad).

Salman Khan: "Cricket is the heartbeat of every Indian street, and when that same energy reaches the stadium, a league like ISPL is born. I have always been passionate about the game, and I am extremely happy to be associated with ISPL. The league not only promotes grassroots cricket but also provides a strong platform to talented players. This is just the beginning - with Season 3, viewers will get to know more about our team and build a deeper connection with them."

Who won ISPL Season 2

Season 2 of ISPL concluded with a victory for Majhi Mumbai. This season saw some stellar performances from several rising stars, including Abhishek Dalhor, Sagar Ali, Rajat Mundhe, Ketan Mhatre, Jagannath Sarkar and Fardeen Kazi. Abhishek Dalhor, in particular, performed so well in two seasons that he earned a spot in the Kolkata Knight Riders team as a net bowler — proving the core philosophy of ISPL, which promises to turn street cricketers into future professional players.

IPSL’s historic three-year partnership with JioStar Network had a very successful start. Season 2 recorded 27.9 million viewers on TV and 47.4 million views on digital. According to BARC data, 43 per cent of the TV audience was female, while 66 per cent of the digital audience was youth (under 29 years of age) — reflecting the league’s deep penetration and widespread popularity among the younger generation.

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