Mudgal sat a row behind Ganguly in the team owner's box. According to sources, Mudgal came to watch the match as Ganguly's guest. Ganguly is the co-owner of Atletico de Kolkata and both of them share a good rapport having worked together in the Supreme Court-appointed commission which probed the allegations of spot fixing and betting scandal that rocked IPL 6.
Justice Mudgal is a sports buff and is known to take keen interests in multiple sporting disciplines.