IPL 2020 : Edtech startup Unacademy to bid for title sponsorship
Edu-tech Company Unacademy is eyeing the league’s title sponsorship rights. Unacademy is already one of IPL’s sponsors. It will now submit its bid to replace Vivo this season as the…
BCCI claims ‘in principle’ government approval for IPL in UAE; teams begin preparations to leave
To take the IPL to the UAE, an ‘in principle’ approval by the government has come. This is a signal to the franchises as they can now start to prepare…
MS Dhoni resumes training ahead of IPL 2020
The captain cool, MS Dhoni, who has been on a break from international cricket since July 2019 has now resumed personal training in Ranchi ahead of the upcoming season of…
Three franchises to drop one player each ahead of IPL 2020
It is now finalized that the 2020 season of the Indian Premier League will begin its commencement from September 19. This time due to an alarming rate of increase in…
IPL 2020 : Franchises begin quarantining and testing players ahead of UAE departure
Lately BCCI released a 16-page Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). It consists of different health and safety measures that has to be kept in mind by the players and staffs during…
BCCI officially ends contract with Vivo as title sponsor for 2020 season
Vivo Mobile India Private Limited sponsored the 2015 and 2016 campaign of the Indian Premier League before signing a $341 million valued contract for the year 2017 to 2022. The…
IPL 2020 : BCCI issues 16-page SOP for franchisee & players
Since its inception in 2008, IPL has broken all the popularity records and gone onto become the most followed T20 league in the world. One of the main reasons for…
IPL 2020 : Players to be tested thrice in a week in UAE
The BCCI is planning to conduct three COVID-19 tests on every player and support staff of all eight teams. It will conduct the tests within a week of arriving in…
IPL 2020 : Vivo ends five-edition contract as title sponsor amid growing anti-China sentiment
IPL title sponsor Vivo has ended its association with the T20 league, following the border tensions with China. Vivo is a Chinese mobile phone manufacturer. The BCCI and Vivo have…
Ban China or Banks of China? AIIB invests in Indian Health Industry, Vivo sponsors IPL amid India-China tensions
India and China’s border dispute turned deadly for the first time in more than four decades amid Covid-19 pandemic. India wages an economic war on China, with bans on almost…