Along with former Andhra Pradesh cricketer V Chamundeshwarnath and actor Nagarjuna, Gavaskar owns the Mumbai Masters -- the franchise that bought Lee Chong Wei for a whopping USD 135,000 during the players auction of IBL earlier this week.
"I am absolutely delighted that Mumbai Masters have got the players that they have for the first-ever Indian Badminton League. Lee Chong Wei has been the No.1 player for a few years now and it is not easy to maintain the ranking since there are so many new players coming through every year," Gavaskar said.
On three-time All-England champion Tine Baun of Denmark and other top foreign stars acquired by Mumbai Masters in the recently-held IBL auction, Gavaskar said, "Tine Baun has shown what tenacity and perseverance can do. There is no one who works harder than her and it shows in her results.
"I am also looking forward to watching Marc Zwiebler and Vladimir Ivanov as also the Indian players in the team and I am certain that there will be huge entertainment for badminton lovers watching these and other franchise players in action. It promises to be a league to remember.