We're here to win the League: Ness Wadia

12th May 2008

The wins and losses of each team surely have an impact on the fans and followers of the game. But it's the owners of the teams that are most impacted by how their teams fare as they have put in the financial resources and the energy in team selection.

So understandably, they feel the most proud when their team wins and most upset when their team ends up on the losing end. Unfortunately, co-owner of the Kings XI Punjab, Ness Wadia ended up on the losing side against the Chennai Super Kings but he seems confident about his team's chances in the coming weeks.

When asked how he felt after his team lost to Dhoni's Chennai by 18 runs, Wadia seemed hopeful rather than dejected saying, "You know, in sports you win some, you lose some. We have a lot to learn. When we first started the campaign we lost two and now we lost one, so hopefully, we win the next six."

He also had no qualms accepting that Chennai was a better team on the day and that they deserved to win.

Wadia, also known as the boyfriend of Bollywood actress Preity Zinta, said that the initiative to own a franchise in the DLF Indian Premier League (IPL) came about seeing the rate at which sports is growing in other countries. He cited the IPL as a perfect opportunity and bought the Kings XI Punjab led by Yuvraj Singh.

Talking about the bidding process that went on prior to the IPL wherein owners of the teams bought players who were auctioned, the grandson of Mohammad Ali Jinnah said, "The bidding process was very hectic. Yes, we had a plan and we achieved that plan and that's why you see the results today." Spice Telecom is now the lead sponsor of the Kings XI Punjab and Ness Wadia said that he is clearly happy with the association.

He signed off on a confident note saying, "We're here to win the League. So that's what we're going to do."