Mumbai: The Essel Group on Monday rebutted news reports that it was setting up parallel cricket boards across different countries in collaboration with Ten Sports Network but said it was now geared up to enter the sports business at a global level, focusing on cricket.


Lalit Modi 

"Our research reflects that there is an immense opportunity to make it (cricket) a global sport," said Essel Group while dismissing reports that Ten Sports Network, which has bagged media rights from a few cricket boards, was also involved in this project. The Group also denied any role of former IPL commissioner Lalit Modi in their project.