RCB Sold for 1.78 Billion: Ananya Birla Confirms No Name Change

• RCB acquired by a consortium led by Aditya Birla Group for $1.78 billion (approx. 16,700 crore rupees) before IPL 2026.
• Aditya Birla Group, Times of India Group, Bolt Ventures, and Blackstone are the joint acquirers.
• Ananya Birla, daughter of Kumar Mangalam Birla, clarified on social media that the team's name will not change.
• Aryaman Vikram Birla will be the new Chairman of RCB, with Satyan Gajwani as Vice Chairman.
• Aryaman Birla, a former IPL player, retired at 22 and now leads an IPL team acquisition.