The GMR Group (co-owners of IPL franchise Delhi Capitals) will "help build and operate" the Seattle Orcas team in the upcoming Major League Cricket (MLC) T20 league in the US, scheduled to launch in July, it was announced Thursday.
The Seattle Orcas’ lead investor group includes Satya Nadella (chairman & CEO of Microsoft), Soma Somasegar (managing director of Madrona Ventures), Samir Bodas (co-founder and CEO, Icertis), Ashok Krishnamurthi (managing partner, GreatPoint Ventures) and Sanjay Parthasarathy (former senior executive at Microsoft and Avalara).
