जब 2008 में आईपीएल शुरू हुई तो दिल्ली टीम के फ्रेंचाइजी जीएमआर स्पोर्ट्स ने दिल्ली डेयरडेविल्स के लिए डेयरडेविल बनाया 'खिलाड़ी' अक्षय कुमार को। अक्षय कुमार ने टीम के लिए ऐसी दरियादिली की आईपीएल में सबसे बेहतरीन मिसाल है।
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00:00 You are watching IPL Trivia
00:02 There is a lot of hype about IPL
00:04 The Indian Premier League
00:06 The biggest league in the world of cricket
00:08 That changed the face of commercial cricket
00:12 Today, IPL reminded me of an interesting story
00:17 Which has a Bollywood connection
00:19 How a Bollywood actor saved an IPL team from a huge loss
00:26 Only with his love for the sea
00:28 An interesting story
00:30 It was 2008 when the Indian Premier League started
00:40 At that time, neither the BCCI nor the team's owner knew
00:46 How successful this IPL experiment would be
00:49 Now, the film stars who were connected to these teams
00:54 It was easy for them to promote their team
00:58 But for such teams, who did not have film stars
01:03 It was a little difficult for them
01:05 There was a team called Delhi Daredevils
01:08 Yes, this was the name of the Delhi team
01:11 They signed a brand ambassador
01:15 Khiladi Kumar, meaning Akshay Kumar
01:18 Anyway, there was a lot of celebration
01:20 In that program, the team's captain and icon Khiladi Virendra Sehwag
01:24 Gautam Gambhir, Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Asif from Pakistan were also present
01:28 But everyone's eyes were on Akshay Kumar
01:31 Wearing a magical red jersey
01:34 Akshay Kumar told us what his connection with Delhi is
01:38 How he was raised in Delhi
01:40 How his heart beats for Delhi
01:42 And he also launched the team's logo, team's t-shirt and team's jersey
01:48 In that function
01:50 He had to be present in the promotional film shooting for the team
01:53 And also in the big team events and corporate programs
01:56 But as soon as the IPL started
01:58 Delhi Daredevils team's management forgot Akshay Kumar
02:02 He had to be present in every event
02:04 But Akshay Kumar was missing
02:06 Maybe the team didn't even know how to take advantage of Akshay Kumar
02:11 Now, everything was fine until here
02:13 But after the IPL was over
02:15 When the profit loss documents were made
02:17 When the accounts were set
02:19 It was found that every team participating in the IPL was in a loss
02:24 And Delhi Daredevils team was especially in a loss
02:28 It was seen that Akshay Kumar was paid a good amount
02:32 It was reported in the media that Akshay Kumar was paid 5 crore rupees per season
02:37 So, for the next 3 years, Akshay Kumar was in a contract with Delhi Daredevils
02:42 This news started to shock the team's GMR
02:46 And before 2009, when the franchisee was talking about the expenses
02:50 A small news came in the media
02:52 That the on-track relationship between Akshay Kumar and Delhi Daredevils was over
02:57 That was the small news
02:59 But no one knew what happened after the news
03:02 Many years later, Amrit Mathur has mentioned this story
03:06 Who is Amrit Mathur?
03:07 He is the one who has been in many important positions in BCCI
03:10 And at that time, he was associated with the Delhi team as the CEO
03:15 Amrit Mathur has summarized in her new book
03:17 'Bit Side - My Life in Indian Cricket'
03:21 How did Akshay Kumar solve this problem?
03:25 The question was in front of the franchisee
03:27 That if Akshay was paid such a big amount
03:29 The season loss will increase
03:31 And since the contract is of 3 years
03:33 How to save from this contract in the coming years?
03:36 Whereas, Akshay's legal team had made such a contract
03:40 In which there was no way to save from the season fees
03:43 And neither could this contract be terminated before 3 years
03:48 So, the team of Delhi Daredevils was in trouble
03:51 And to find a solution to this problem
03:53 Amrit Mathur herself went to meet Akshay Kumar
03:56 And what happened in this meeting
03:58 In today's era of seeing one's own advantage and behavior
04:03 Such examples are very rare
04:06 Amrit said to Akshay Kumar in hesitation
04:09 That the condition of the franchisee is so bad
04:11 The team is in such a loss
04:13 That if for 3 years, they give money according to Akshay Kumar's contract
04:17 Then the team's condition will be very bad
04:21 Akshay Kumar listened to Amrit Mathur carefully without giving a reaction
04:26 And as soon as Amrit Mathur stopped talking to him
04:28 Akshay Kumar spoke very comfortably
04:31 "No problem, if the contract is not working, then terminate it"
04:35 Amrit Mathur felt that he did not hear properly
04:38 He was surprised
04:39 Akshay Kumar again said to him in his surprise
04:43 "No problem, let's terminate this contract"
04:47 Then Amrit Mathur said to him
04:49 That the conditions of this contract are very strict
04:52 Upon this, Akshay said
04:54 "No problem, I will talk to the lawyer, let's terminate this contract"
04:58 Amrit Mathur has written in her book
05:01 That Akshay Kumar did not get such a big decision in a minute
05:06 Whereas, he had his own loss from this decision
05:10 But he thought about the loss of the Delhi team and the Delhi franchisee
05:15 And easily terminated this contract
05:19 Without any expense
05:21 If Akshay Kumar wanted, he could have legally put this contract on the franchisee
05:26 Like others, he should have been concerned about his cheque
05:30 But he understood the helplessness of the Delhi team
05:33 So, you must have seen a lot of Daryadili in movies
05:36 But Akshay Kumar showed a lot of Daryadili in real life
05:42 It's an interesting story
05:44 And I will come back with more such interesting trivia related to IPL
05:49 Keep watching CricketAndMore.com
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