Own a franchise.
Build a legacy.
For founders, families, education groups and companies that want to build a lasting sporting business in India alongside Kabuni.
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Global franchise invitation · Season one · India · 2026/27Own a team.
Own a team.
Build a generation.
Kabuni Premier League is Kabuni’s technology-enabled sports league, bringing coaching, competition and year-round participation together. Starting with cricket in India, our purpose is more playtime over screen time.
Own a franchise.
Partner with the league.
Help more families play.
For brands that want to support coaching, apparel, equipment, connectivity and participation through a meaningful commercial partnership.
Explore league partnershipsVision and purposeMore playtime
More playtime
over screen time.
Helping every player unlock their true sporting potential. Through iconic coaches, technology and year round participation, Kabuni connects families, schools and communities with a pathway from school to stadium — so more children play more often, with a clear route to progress.
Our ambition
Ten sports. Ten countries. Ten years.
- A pathway every year. Discover talent, develop players and create opportunities to compete, win medals, awards and trophies, and progress from school to stadium.
- Ten sports. Ten countries. Ten years. Starting with cricket in India, our ambition is to grow participation and opportunity sport by sport and country by country.
- A billion families. Our ambition is to positively impact a billion families through more playtime, stronger communities and opportunities to unlock sporting potential.
To keep that ambition honest, our founder has written the letter he hopes to send one day — imagining the moment the mission is complete.
The end game
The letter I hope to send one day.
“My journey started at my school on Kabuni.”
I have already written the resignation letter I hope to send one day.
It begins when an athlete stands on the Olympic podium and explains that their journey started at school through Kabuni.
That is how I will know the mission is complete.
Yes, we are building permanent teams, valuable sporting intellectual property and a commercial platform with global potential.
But the real end game is bigger.
It is creating billions of hours of playtime and giving young people, wherever they start, the opportunity to be seen, coached, believed in and able to unlock their true sporting potential.
Nimesh PatelFounder and Chief Executive Officer
Written in advance for the day the mission is complete. This is not a current resignation.
How KPL worksOne experience.
One experience.
365 days of play.
Coaching, competition, technology and year-round participation work together: players train with structured coaching, compete for their team, and stay connected between tournaments.
Academy and development
Recurring coaching, trials, camps and player development.
Technology platform
Agreed participation in eligible subscriptions, bookings and services connected to the team community.
Team commercial rights
Local sponsorship, merchandise, licensing, content and experiences.
League economics
Agreed participation in central sponsorship, media and national events.
Introducing K10The tournament creates the moment.
The tournament creates the moment.
K10 creates the year.
K10 is Kabuni’s future competition layer, turning real play and verified performance into challenges, leaderboards and team experiences that can keep players, families, franchises and brands connected throughout the year.
Playtime 26 · 7 June 2026
K10. Demonstrated live.
Four cricket icons. One new way to play.
Play all year
Coaching, challenges and competition extend engagement beyond tournament day.
Build team community
Players and families have more reasons to return, participate and belong.
Create commercial moments
Team experiences can create future opportunities for sponsorship, events, subscriptions and digital participation.
The Kabuni advantageOne intelligence layer.
One intelligence layer.
Built into the wicket.
Cricket begins with the stumps. The Kabuni connected wicket puts one intelligence layer inside the stumps and bails themselves — engineered to see every movement and follow every ball. It is the first of a family of Kabuni devices under development, built sport by sport.
Season One:
India.
The franchise map, availability, auction timing and Super Coaches for the first season. Super Coaches are cricket icons associated with each team; they are not the participating players, who are young cricketers aged 12–16.
Founding franchisesChoose your team.
Choose your team.
Build your legacy.
- Franchises
- 12
- Sold
- 3
- Reserved
- 2
- Auction places
- 7
All 4 founding places are now spoken for — 3 sold, 1 reserved. 8 further franchises are allocated at auction on 21 November 2026 — 1 already reserved, 7 still open.
Founding franchise auction · 21 November 2026
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Phase 01 · Pre-auction4 founding slots
Sold privately before the auction · 3 sold, 1 reserved · all 4 allocated
Phase 02 · Live auction8 teams
Allocated by competitive bidding on 21 November 2026 · 1 reserved, 7 open
Sold
Ahmedabad
Strikers
- City
- Ahmedabad
- Super Coach
- Harry Brook
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Sold
Ahmedabad
Strikers
- City
- Ahmedabad
- Super Coach
- Harry Brook
Sold
Jaipur
Launchers
- City
- Jaipur
- Super Coach
- Shane Watson
Sold
Delhi
- City
- Delhi
- Super Coach
- Super coach announcement coming soon
Reserved
Kolkata
Royals
- City
- Kolkata
- Super Coach
- Sourav Ganguly
Reserved
Bangalore
Playmakers
- City
- Bangalore
- Super Coach
- AB de Villiers
Mumbai
Novas
- City
- Mumbai
- Super Coach
- Shreyas Iyer
Available
Sloggers
- City
- Shared in your private briefing
- Super Coach
- To be announced
Coming soon
Reveal coming soon
- City
- Hyderabad
- Super Coach
- Super coach to be announced
Coming soon
Reveal coming soon
- City
- Shared in your private briefing
- Super Coach
- To be announced
Coming soon
Reveal coming soon
- City
- Shared in your private briefing
- Super Coach
- To be announced
Coming soon
Reveal coming soon
- City
- Shared in your private briefing
- Super Coach
- To be announced
Coming soon
Reveal coming soon
- City
- Shared in your private briefing
- Super Coach
- To be announced
From the gameKabuni
Kabuni
Super Coaches.
Hear why they believe in Kabuni
Super Coach · Playmakers
AB de Villiers
A global cricket icon with a clear belief in data and a new pathway for the next generation.
- India franchise
- Bangalore Playmakers
The opportunityA permanent
A permanent
franchise interest.
50%Proposed TeamCo equity
alongside Kabuni
alongside Kabuni
Franchise ownership. Not sponsorship.
An opportunity to own 50% of a permanent local TeamCo, alongside Kabuni, subject to the definitive franchise agreements.
Build a team with enduring value.
- Academy and player development income opportunities
- Team sponsorship, merchandise and licensing
- Agreed league, media and event distributions
- Growing team and brand equity
Make a measurable local difference.
- More children playing regularly
- Better access to structured coaching
- Visible pathways for talented players
- More opportunities for girls
A permanent franchise. A shared local team company.
Each franchise is permanent. The local team company is proposed to be owned 50% by the buyer and 50% by Kabuni. The franchise fee secures the franchise itself; investment in the team company funds its growth. They are two distinct parts of the agreement.
Multisport, built to grow.
Agreed multisport rights for the boys’ and men’s teams in your territory, with the first right to acquire the girls’ and women’s franchise when it launches there.
More than match day.
Academies, coaching, local sponsorship, merchandise, content and agreed league distributions.
Built for long-term owners.
International companies expanding in India, education groups, founders and family businesses.
Explore the franchise structure, your city of interest and current availability with Nimesh.
Discuss franchise ownershipLeague partnershipsBuild your brand
Build your brand
around more playtime.
Kabuni Premier League brings together brands that want to grow through sport and organisations that can help more families play. Starting with Season One in India, we are building relationships across competition, coaching, schools, technology and year round participation.
League sponsors
Build brand visibility and engagement through agreed league and category rights, events, content and participation programmes.
League partners
Help deliver the league through expertise, products, services or technology across coaching, apparel, equipment, connectivity and events. Partnerships can combine financial investment with practical delivery.
For international brands entering or expanding in India, and Indian brands with global ambitions, KPL offers an opportunity to build a relationship from the first season. Our ambition spans ten sports, ten countries and ten years, with additional rights and expansion agreed as the platform develops.
What could we build together?
One teamwear system. Twelve identities.
Design jerseys, training wear, coach clothing and fanwear across the league while preserving each franchise’s colours and identity.
Connect families. Understand the change.
A telco partner could support connectivity and help develop and validate consent based measurement of screen time and playtime. Explore 5G today and future 6G capabilities as the league expands, subject to device access, permissions and technical feasibility.
Help the next generation be discovered.
Support school coaching, talent identification, scholarships and development programmes that give promising players opportunities to progress.
Put the tools to play in more hands.
Help equip schools and academies with suitable playing equipment and support access to Kabuni technology as products become available.
Bring the league together.
Support transport, accommodation and event delivery so players, coaches and families can participate in trials, camps and competitions.
Make your brand part of the season.
Build an agreed programme across league events, franchise communities and content, with relevant category rights and measurable commercial outcomes.
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Discuss how your brand could contribute to the league and build a meaningful partnership.
Discuss a league partnershipKabuni leadershipThe team
The team
behind the team.
Cricket fans first. Builders, operators and dealmakers second.
The starting XI · Executive team
Nimesh Patel
Founder and CEO, Kabuni Premier LeagueTwo-time IPO founder. Building more playtime over screen time.
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Patrick Badenoch
Co-founder & CFOCricket dad. 20+ years in financial markets.
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Simon Wood
Chief Operating OfficerGrew M&S online into a £4bn business.
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Matt McCartney
Chief Product OfficerBuilt Sky's streaming and world-first VR and AR sport.
LinkedInThe selectors · Board
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Before Season OneOne moment.
One moment.
2.8 million views.
2.84MVideo views
1.63MAccounts reached
137KLikes
27.9KShares
One young player. One Super Coach. One unforgettable moment from Playtime 26.
Before the first Kabuni Premier League season began, this single moment generated millions of views and reached more than 1.6 million Instagram accounts.
2.1K saves · 531 comments · 526 reposts
View the momentSource: Instagram Reel Insights captured 29 September 2026. Views are not unique people. Historical performance does not guarantee future reach.
Canada + USA.
12 proposed markets.
Our North American ambition spans the USA and Canada. Dates, locations, teams and participation details will be announced when confirmed.
North America · Season II
Meet the founder.
Nimesh Patel is a two-time IPO founder with a purpose: more playtime over screen time. Tell us what you are interested in and his team will respond to arrange a conversation, by video call or in person.
Join the team
Help us build the world’s best sports league.
We are building Kabuni Premier League from Mumbai, starting in India with a global ambition. We want to hear from people across every role and function who can help create more playtime, unlock sporting potential and build a pathway from school to stadium.
Whether your strength is running competitions, coaching players, building technology, growing partnerships or telling powerful stories, tell us how you could contribute.
Our India team is being built from our Mumbai office. Working arrangements depend on the role.Register your interest