Following in the steps of Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan, yesteryear superstar Mithun Chakraborty has bought the Kolkata Tigers team of the Indian Cricket League (ICL).

Rumor was doing the rounds that he is going to purchase the Kolkata Cricket team with a whopping price of Rs 25 crores. Former skipper Kapil Dev will head the ICL. Mithun Da, as he is popularly called in West Bengal, said, “Yes, I have bought the Kolkata Tigers of the ICL. On Thursday everything will be formally announced after completing some legal formalities”

“I have always been a sports lover and had organized the Raj Kapoor Trophy in Chembur, Mumbai, for several years where big stars played,” he said. “But it was not just passion that made me buy the team; there is business in it also.” The disco dancer added, “I am an entertainer and Twenty20 is a fantastic form of entertainment. There is craze and good business in it. So I decided to try my luck.”

He also denied that he was in any confrontation with Shah Rukh Khan and his Knight Riders team. “I’m not here for a confrontation with any one. The ICL and IPL are entirely different bodies. Let him (Shahrukh Khan) play his game. I’ll play it my way. We are not here to start a clash of egos… That’s for sure. Promoting the game and the players should be the top priority for both of us…” the veteran actor said during a news conference on Thursday.