Rajasthan Royals is captained by Riyan Parag and coached by Kumar Sangakkara.
Somani has headed businesses in the fields of sports technology, data privacy, AI governance, and education. Global behemoths like IntraEdge, Truyo, Truyo AI, and Academian were founded by Somani.
American businessman Rob Walton of the Walmart family and the Hamp family, who own the majority of the Detroit Lions in the NFL, are supporting Somani.
Sheila Ford Hamp is descended from the Ford family, which owns a substantial portion of Ford Motor Company. It has been reported that the consortium bid $1.63 billion (£1.2 billion).
Somani had previously invested in the Rajasthan Royals in 2021. Somani's association with sports lies in being the co-owner of Motor City Golf Club and being an early investor in TMRW Sports and TGL Golf League.
British-Indian entrepreneur Manoj Badale's Emerging Media Ventures owns approximately 65 percent of Rajasthan Royals, with minority investors including American investment management firm RedBird Capital Partners (about 15 percent) and Fox Corporation's Lachlan Murdoch, among others.
Rajasthan Royals were the first team to win the IPL in 2008 and have reached the final in IPL 2022 as well. In November 2025, former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara was re-appointed as head coach of the franchise, in addition to his role as Director of Cricket.
Furthermore, Riyan Parag was named the captain of the Rajasthan Royals.
(Times of India report)