After
taking
on
Shahrukh
Khan
on
the
screen
and
off
it
Bollywood
hunk
Salman
Khan
is
also
set
to
take
his
arch
rival
on
the
cricket
field.
Salman
has
shown
interest
in
owning
a
team
in
the
Indian
Premier
League
(IPL).
The
actor
apparently
met
Lalit
Modi
the
chairman
and
commissioner
of
the
IPL
to
discuss
the
possibility
of
buying
one
of
the
two
new
teams
which
will
be
added
to
the
tournament
from
the
2011
season.
Salman
has
been
toying
with
the
idea
of
owing
a
team
ever
since
he
saw
fellow
celebrities
Preity
Zinta,
Juhi
Chawla
and
Shilpa
Shetty
apart
from
SRK
being
associated
with
India's
cricketing
extravaganza.
Although
the
names
of
the
cities
haven't
been
finalised
by
the
IPL
body,
cities
like
Ahmedabad,
Nagpur
and
Vishakhaptanam
are
being
discussed.
Apart
from
Salman
Khan,
Ajay
Devgan
and
Sanjay
Dutt
are
also
reportedly
interested
in
owning
IPL
teams.
But
is
not
going
to
be
easy
for
Salman
to
own
a
team
as
some
of
India's
leading
corporates
will
take
part
in
the
auction
will
take
place
in
January
2010.
Markets
analysts
believe
each
of
the
two
teams
could
sell
for
as
much
as
Rs.
1000
Crores.
It
remains
to
be
seen
if
Salman
alone
goes
for
a
team
or
ties
up
with
other
Bollywood
celebrities
to
own
a
team.
The
Bollywood
war
though
will
be
fought
on
a
different
battle
ground.
Story first published: Friday, August 28, 2009, 9:15 [IST]