India, Oct. 7 -- It is an off-season in-boardroom play. After the Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) won the first IPL (Indian premier League) trophy this year, in the 18th season, the game has shifted from the cricket pitch to Richie Rich's clicket. Adar Poonawalla, the vaccine king of India, as well as the stud supremo, has indicated an interest to buy the franchise. The unofficial price tag: a mouth-watering $2 billion. Potential buyers, including the frontrunner, who is the owner of Serum Institute, and stud farms, with a multi-generational interest in breeding and racing horses, need to hold their horses, and do a reality check. RCB is not a gift, and it will not be a bad idea to look it in the mouth.

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