Cinema and sports are two of the most celebrated career fields in India. Religiously or passionately, the nation follows them with their whole heart. But you know what happens when these two come together. They create a hype never experienced before. The connection between, Bollywood and Indian leagues have been getting strong since the day, the Indian Premier League kick started. With heavyweight names buying IPL teams, Bollywood celebrities are taking part in other sports leagues including, Hockey, Kabaddi, ISL, and Badminton, Today, here we bring you a list of top 8 Bollywood actors who own a sports team:
1. Shah Rukh Khan: The trend of owning a sports team started with the king of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan buying an IPL team back in 2007 when Indian Premier League was introduced to the nation. The actor bought the Kolkata Knight Rider. He didn’t stop there, he later also bought a team in CPL.
2. Juhi Chawla: Owning an IPL thing is quite an expense itself. So SRK decided to own KKR in partnership with Juhi Chawla. The actress has been an active part of the team and is often seen celebrating the win with the team.
3. Abhishek Bachchan: Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan is the proud owner of two teams in two different sport leagues. Promoting Kabaddi he owns Jaipur Pink Panthers and in Indian soccer leagues he co-owns Chennaiyin FC.
4. Ranbir Kapoor: The love of Ranbir Kapoor for football is no secret. From participating in celebrity league to cheering his fav team, he is truly passionate about football. And this passion of his made him buy an ISL team titled Mumbai City FC.
5. Shilpa Shetty: She made head turns with her hour-glass figure sashaying down the ramps and in her scintillating item girl avatars doing all the matkas and the jhatkas. But when it came to being an owner of Rajasthan Royals in the IPL, she mailed it with grace and elegance.
6. Preity Zinta: Preity Zinta is a true sportsman. She is among some of the earliest Bollywood celebs to own an IPL team. She is the proud owner of Punjab Super XI, which is now known as Punjab Kings.
7. Akshay Kumar: Akshay Kumar has ceremoniously flaunted his Khiladi avatar when it came to doing the action stunts in his movies or in his television encounters. now we will get to see his 'Khiladi' side up while he cheers for his team, the Khalsa Warriors at the World Kabaddi League that starts later this year.
8. John Abraham: next joining the trend was Bollywood actor John Abraham. John is yet another Bollywood celeb who owns an ISL team. Titled Northeast United FC, this professional football club is based in Guwahati, Assam.
