Abhishek Bachchan joins hands with Rahul Dravid as co-owners of European T20 Premier League team; fans cheer for ‘King’ star | – The Times of India

Abhishek Bachchan left fans pleasantly shocked on Tuesday, when he was introduced as the co-proprietor of a franchise within the upcoming European T20 Premier League (ETPL), with cricket legend Rahul Dravid.The actor, who’s presently engaged on the motion movie ‘King’ with Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone, confirmed off his villain’s avatar, rocking a go well with styled with a slick coiffure and funky beard. Bachchan shared the pictures with Rahul Dravid on his social media deal with, which immediately earned applause from his sister Shweta Bachchan.

Abhishek Bahchan and Rahul Dravid co-personal ETPL workforce

Fans cheer for Abhishek Bachcha and Rahul Dravid

The announcement additionally had fans cheering the collaboration between the Bollywood star and former Indian cricket captain, calling the partnership an thrilling transfer. “Each my childhood heroes collectively” stated one fan, whereas one other added, “my childhood dream.” Nonetheless one other added, “My absolute two favourites in a single body!”

Abhishek Bachchan on ETPL goals

Chatting with ANI, Bachchan, who already owns a Kabaddi workforce and is an lively member of the movie star soccer league, stated the cricket league goals to determine itself as a world-class match in Europe whereas showcasing high worldwide expertise. He stated in a press release, “The expectation, I imagine, needs to be one, to have a world-class cricketing match in Europe. And I’m very comfortable to notice that with the type of those that have already been signed on in phrases of gamers, I believe that promise hopefully ought to come true.““When you’ve gotten some of the perfect cricketing expertise that’s going to come back and play, I believe it type of speaks so much in regards to the type of intention that we’ve got of what we’re attempting to realize,” he added.The inaugural ETPL season will function 33 matches throughout six metropolis-based mostly franchises representing Glasgow, Amsterdam, Edinburgh, Dublin, Belfast and Rotterdam.