A cricket group and a soccer group sharing partly the identical title isn’t that widespread within the sporting fraternity, however that has modified after Sanjeev Goenka’s announcement put up the Indian Super League (ISL) closing.
Goenka, proprietor of the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group (RPSG) has two main investments in sports activities in the intervening time. In soccer, it’s ATK Mohun Bagan, and in cricket, it’s the Lucknow Super Giants, a group within the Indian Premier League (IPL).
As per Goenka’s latest announcement, ATK Mohun Bagan shall be renamed the Mohun Bagan Super Giants from the following season. Therefore, the soccer membership will partly share its title with the Lucknow Super Giants.
The RPSG group shelled out a staggering quantity of INR 7000 crores to spend money on the Lucknow Super Giants when the BCCI opened bids for brand spanking new groups in 2021.
Why the title change?
Mohun Bagan merged with the Sanjeev Goenka-owned ATK forward of the 2020-21 season. After the merger, the Mohun Bagan soccer group made its debut within the ISL and was formally named ‘ATK Mohun Bagan’.
While the membership emblem and iconic colors of Green and Maroon had been left untouched, there have been protests from massive sections of the Mohun Bagan fanbase, demanding Goenka take away the time period ‘ATK’ from the membership’s title, as a result of followers thought including the title of an erstwhile soccer membership to Mohun Bagan was an insult to the feelings of the followers and tarnished the membership’s legacy.
After a protracted protest, Goenka lastly introduced that ATK Mohun Bagan shall be often known as the Mohun Bagan Super Giants from the 2023-24 season.
