{"id":2071157,"date":"2025-10-06T00:13:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T00:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2071157"},"modified":"2025-10-06T00:13:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T00:13:54","slug":"royal-challengers-bengaluru-adar-poonawalla-frontrunner-in-usd-2-billion-rcb-takeover-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/royal-challengers-bengaluru-adar-poonawalla-frontrunner-in-usd-2-billion-rcb-takeover-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Adar Poonawalla Frontrunner In USD 2 Billion RCB Takeover Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VVarKCKigNc?autoplay=1&#038;modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>Adar Poonawalla, the Serum Institute CEO, who has gone from vaccine factories to splashy consumer-investment headlines, has quietly stepped into the spotlight of India&#8217;s hottest sporting takeover story. A single, carefully phrased post on X, &#8220;At the right valuation, @RCBTweets is a great team&#8221;, lit the fuse on widespread media reports that Poonawalla is the front-runner to acquire Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), currently owned via United Spirits, a Diageo-controlled company.<\/p>\n<p>#RCB #IPL #AdarPoonawalla #Cricket #Bengaluru <\/p>\n<p>About NDTV (English news channel):<\/p>\n<p>NDTV is India&#8217;s Most-Trusted News Broadcaster with the latest updates in news, sports, entertainment and much more from within India and around the world. 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