Ex-India captain Sourav Ganguly reacted to RR being sold to a consortium led by US-based entrepreneur Kal Somani for around ₹15,300 crore, calling it "great news" for IPL. "It also shows the game expanding," he said, "[These are] mind-boggling numbers for a sports franchise which plays three months a year." Somani is the founder of IntraEdge, Truyo, Truyo.AI and Academian.