ETPL, Led By Abhishek Bachchan, Announces Glasgow Franchise

Mumbai: The European T20 Premier League ( ETPL), Europe’s first ICC-sanctioned T20 franchise league, on Monday announced the ‘Glasgow Mugafians’ , the league’s Glasgow-based franchise representing Scotland.

Backed by the Mugafi Group as founding partner, the franchise is owned by Tansha Batra, with West Indies legend Chris Gayle joining as Co-Owner and Global Brand Ambassador. Mugafi Group, the media, entertainment, and IP platform founded by Vipul Agrawal , will provide the commercial, content, and digital infrastructure to support the franchise’s global ambitions.

The inaugural edition of the ETPL will take place from August 26 to September 20, 2026, featuring six franchises representing Glasgow, Amsterdam, Edinburgh, Dublin, Belfast, and Rotterdam, competing in 33 matches.

The ETPL has attracted some of the most credible names in world cricket and sport as franchise owners. The Amsterdam franchise is backed by Australian cricket legend Steve Waugh and hockey icon Jamie Dwyer, with Mitchell Marsh as captain. Belfast is co-owned by Glenn Maxwell, while Edinburgh is backed by New Zealand internationals Kyle Mills and Nathan McCullum with Mitchell Santner as captain. Glasgow now joins this distinguished line-up, with Chris Gayle and Tansha Batra at the helm, backed by the Mugafi Group .

The European T20 Premier League (ETPL) is a joint venture between Cricket Ireland and Rules Global ( Rules X). It is co-founded and co-owned by Abhishek Bachchan, (a leading Indian film star and owner of multiple sports franchises), Saurav Banerjee , (former Co-CEO of NDTV and Partner at Kalaari Capital), Priyanka Kaul, (former CEO of Forbes), and Dhiraj Malhotra, (former CEO of Delhi Capitals and former GM of BCCI) - partners at Rules Global. The league is being developed in partnership with Cricket Ireland, Cricket Scotland and Royal Dutch Cricket Association.