Motor sport-Cricket great Kohli to own team in electric powerboat series

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - ICC World Test Championship Final - India Practice Sessions - The Oval, London, Britain - June 4, 2023 India's Virat Kohli during practice Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra/File Photo

(Reuters) - Indian batsman Virat Kohli was announced as the newest celebrity team owner in the E1 World Championship on Tuesday, joining the likes of Rafa Nadal, Tom Brady, Didier Drogba and Sergio Perez in the world's first all-electric powerboat series.

The UIM E1 World Championship is the latest entry into the environmentally responsible motor sports competition, joining Formula E and off road Extreme E, and is scheduled to begin racing next year in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.