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| Caption: | Indian industrialists Vijay Mallya (L), Ness Wadia (R), IPL official Lalit Modi (2nd L) and Bollywood actors Shahrukh Khan (C) and Preity Zinta pose during a news conference after the Indian Premier League's (IPL) player auction in Mumbai in this February 20, 2008 file photo. An unprecedented auction at the Hilton Towers hotel in Mumbai on February 20 illustrated just how dramatically sport is spreading beyond traditional boundaries and merging into the global entertainment industry. At the conclusion, India's one-day cricket captain Mahendra Dhoni was richer by $1.5 million for approximately six weeks' work. Dhoni was the biggest winner after eight franchises had bid around $20 million for players to take part in the IPL Twenty20 tournament starting on April 18. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/Files (INDIA) To match feature SPORT/GLOBALISATION. |