Newsmaker: Kolkata's Big Brother Sanjiv Goenka back at the IPL crease

The genesis of the RP-Sanjiv Goenka group lies in a family settlement that formalised a division of assets between brothers Harsh and Sanjiv Goenka in 2010

Sanjiv Goenka has a knack for grabbing eyeballs. That he wanted to make a comeback to the glamorous world of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after a short stint of ownership with the Rising Pune Supergiants in 2016 and 2017 has been known for some time. But a jaw-dropping Rs 7,090 crore bid for the Lucknow team — 37 per cent higher than the next bid — has left many rubbing their eyes in disbelief.

The payment, however, will be staggered over 10 years. And from what Goenka has been painstakingly explaining across media platforms over the last few days,