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Kolkata Knight Riders chief executive Venky Mysore has revealed that IPL team owners want to sign the sport's biggest stars to yearly contracts as they invest in more franchises across the world.

The Knight Riders Group also owns three other T20 franchises in the Caribbean Premier League, the UAE-based International League T20 (ILT20) and America's Major League Cricket. They are not the only IPL owners investing in other leagues, with the Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals owners also purchasing franchises in the ILT20.

South Africa's new T20 league, meanwhile, has seen all six franchises bought by the owners of IPL teams. And Mysore says the Knight Riders would be keen to sign players to 12-month deals to play for them across all four leagues.

Speaking to the Telegraph, he said: "In an ideal world, sure - because that gives us the opportunity to make our vision and our strategy even stronger. If we were able to have X number of contracted players, and were able to use them all in different leagues, I think that would be nirvana.

"Hopefully, someday it will happen. I wouldn't be surprised if it did. If it happened that way, at some point in the future, that'd be great.

"What we want to create is a common platform and a system and a culture that allows us to participate around the year -