Lalit Modi

Quick Facts

Full Name	Lalit Modi
Occupation	Business Executive
Date Of Birth	Nov 29, 1965(1965-11-29)
Age	59
Birthplace	New Delhi
Country	India
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Lalit Modi Biography

Lalit Modi is one of the most popular and richest Business Executive who was born on November 29, 1965 in New Delhi, India. Business executive who became the first ever Chairman and Commissioner of cricket’s Indian Premier League. He successfully headed up the tournament from 2008-10. Previously, he was the Chairman of the Champions League.

He became a wealthy Indian business tycoon like Azim Premji and Ramalinga Raju.

Lalit Kumar Modi (born 29 November 1963) is a fugitive Indian businessman and cricket administrator. He was the first Chairman and Commissioner of the Indian Premier League (IPL), and ran the tournament for three years until

2010. He also served as the Chairman of the Champions League during 2008–10. He was the Vice President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) during 2005–10. He has also served as the President of the Rajasthan Cricket Association (2005–09 and 2014–15), and as the Vice President of the Punjab Cricket Association.

Lalit Modi joined Bishop Cotton School in Shimla, in 1971. His family later moved him to St Joseph’s College, Nainital, because of a kidnapping threat. In 1980, he was expelled from St. Joseph’s for truancy, having left school to watch a movie.

His father Krishan is a successful entrepreneur and his mother’s name is Bina.

Lalit Modi Net Worth

Lalit Modi is one of the richest Business Executive from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lalit Modi 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He studied electrical engineering and business administration at Pace and Duke Universities.

In 2010, Sports Illustrated named him the 2nd Most Powerful Person in Indian Sports.

Lalit Modi was born in Delhi in 1963, into one of India’s leading business families, the elder son of Krishan Kumar Modi and his wife Bina Modi. He has an elder sister, Charu Modi Bhartia, and a younger brother, Samir Modi. His grandfather Gujar Mal Modi had established the Modi Group business conglomerate and the town of Modinagar. His father KK Modi greatly expanded the family business.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Lalit Modi Dating?

According to our records, Lalit Modi married to Minal Modi. As of December 1, 2023, Lalit Modi’s is not dating anyone.

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In the US, Modi had been impressed by the huge revenues of the American sports leagues. In 1995, he pitched his idea for a new 50-over tournament to BCCI. He even registered a name – Indian Cricket League Limited – for the proposed league. However, the BCCI did not take the proposal seriously. Modi then resolved to join the Board. As a step towards this goal, in 1999, he managed to get elected to the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association, a constituent body of BCCI. However, his attempt to gain control of the Association failed, and he was forced to leave the Association by the Chief Minister of the state. In 2004, Modi was elected as the Vice-President of the Punjab Cricket Association, under the President Inderjit Singh Bindra. He retained this position in the 2008 elections.

Facts & Trivia

Lalit Ranked on the list of most popular Business Executive. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Lalit Modi celebrates birthday on November 29 of every year.

In 2003, Modi’s friend Vasundhara Raje was elected as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan. Modi knew Raje through a common school friend Bina Kilachand, and had become one of the Chief Minister’s closest associates.

Who is IPL founder?

Founders

Who is Lalit Modi father?

Krishan Kumar Modi

Who replaced Lalit Modi as the IPL chairman and commissioner from this

year's edition of the IPL?

Explanation: The Board of Control for Cricket in India has appointed Chirayu Amin as interim chairman of the Indian Premier League following the suspension of Lalit Modi.

Why was BCCI banned in Lalit?

Former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi has been banned for life by the country’s cricket board for “ indiscipline and misconduct “. The decision was taken at a special meeting of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in the southern city of Chennai on Wednesday.

Is IPL salary per year?

– All salaries are per season. So if a player is bought for Rs 10 Crore, he is paid that amount for one season’s appearance. So, in case it’s a three year contract, he will be paid Rs 30 Crore (Rs 10 Cr per season, depending on availability).