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mediumIn the original 2008 IPL franchise auction, the Royal Challengers Bangalore franchise was purchased for $111.6 million by which business group?
AReliance Industries
BGMR Group
✓United Breweries Group
DSahara Group
Answer Explanation
Vijay Mallya's United Breweries Group bought the Bangalore franchise for $111.6 million at the inaugural IPL auction on 24 January 2008, the second-highest bid after Mumbai Indians.
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