India sell franchises

DIGEST/CRICKET: Companies have paid millions of euros to buy the eight franchises of the Indian cricket board's Twenty20 Indian…

DIGEST/CRICKET:Companies have paid millions of euros to buy the eight franchises of the Indian cricket board's Twenty20 Indian Premier League.

India's most valuable company, Reliance Industries Ltd, bid €76 million for the Mumbai team, the Indian board announced after bids for franchises were opened.

The base price for owing a team for 10 years was set at €34 million.

The inaugural event will be held in April.