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MUMBAI:
Mithun Chakraborty has picked up a stake in Indian Cricket
League’s (ICL) Kolkata Tiger team. As per the alliance,
Chakraborty would be instrumental in endorsing and promoting
the team.
Chakraborty
said, "I always maintained that sport in Bengal needs
a bigger and better platform for promoting sports people from
Bengal. Keeping the millions of Bengalis in mind, I have associated
with ICL to promote Kolkata Tigers. I would want to see more
domestic players becoming national icons from my city of joy."
ICL
executive board chairman Kapil Dev said, "It is heartening
to see a living legend of Indian cinema promote sport. There
is a lot of similarity in our vision and passion for sport.
Mithunda's association with the ICL will greatly help in promoting
the young domestic players from the eastern region. His support
is going to help us display the best cricketing talent from
the eastern zone."
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