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  • betterU ropes in Chris Gayle as brand ambassador

    MUMBAI: betterU, India’s largest online marketplace for education, has announced that Chris Gayle, cricketer from the Indian Premier League (IPL), has joined betterU’s Brand Ambassador programme in the company’s effort to continue to grow awareness and draw attention to the importance and personal value of skills development through betterU’s global education marketplace.

    betterU’s vision is to provide all individuals across the country with the opportunities to learn and grow. This bold initiative is in line with prime minister Modi’s mandate to skill up 500 million people by 2022. To achieve such levels of mass education, betterU understands that there is a need for a collective collaboration between global educators, industry leaders, and government as well as influential individuals such as Chris Gayle. This also aligns with the recent addition of Satnam Singh, the first NBA player to ever get drafted from India, who joined betterU back in late 2016. Part of betterU’s ongoing strategy is to continue to create awareness to the value of life-time learning and the ongoing need for personal advancement of one’s skills.

    Gayle and the CEO of betterU both came from backgrounds in which they struggled with access to quality education. Yet even through these limiting moments, their dedication, persistence and a passion to become more, resulted in both growing to become leaders in their respective fields. “When Chris and I met in Bangalore many months back, I realized the value he could bring to betterU because of his appreciation and understanding towards the value of education along with his love of India, made us immediate partners. Everyone has the right to education, but the realities are that not everyone has access to it, whether that be due to their physical location, affordability, connection to technology, or fear of the unknown. I am excited to welcome Chris to the betterU family, and for helping support betterU and India! I am also looking forward to building a life-time friendship” said Brad Loiselle, President and CEO, betterU Education Corp.

    betterU and Gayle will be working on collaborative opportunities to promote the company’s content partners’ through betterU’s overall vision to support India. “I am excited to be working with Brad and betterU in the supporting of this great initiative. I have so many fans across the country that have supported me for so many years and I feel passionate about continuing to support them outside of Cricket. I love India, I love the people and I want to be part of making a global difference through opening education to all!” said Gayle.

  • BCCI invites bids for IPL title sponsorship

    MUMBAI: A few brands have been associated with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and its money-spinning Indian Premier League as its title sponsor. Among them: real estate giant, DLF, Pepsi and finally Vivo which paid Rs 100 crore annually for it (2016 to 2018).

    Now the cricket body has begun the process of finding a new title sponsor. It placed an ad in the newspapers, saying that it was starting the invitation to tender (ITT) process from 1 June to 21 June.

    The ITT document is available at a non-refundable fee of Rs 300,000 and the bids have to be submitted by 12 noon 27 June 2017 at a specified place mentioned in it or any other place that the board decides. The BCCI has also reserved the right at its discretion to cancel or amend the entire bidding process at any stage.

    The new title sponsorship deal will be for the next five seasons starting from August 2018 to July 2022.

  • KKR grew 24% as IPL value reaches US$ 3.8 bn, challenging times ahead

    MUMBAI: Even as the business value of the IPL system grew 9% to US$3.8 billion, KKR, worth US$58.6 million, is the IPL’s ‘Most Valuable Brand’ despite missing out on the title this year.

    Mumbai Indians has the most powerful brand and Royal Challengers Bangalore’s is the only brand to fall in rank, according to Brand Finance.

    Since 2009, it has calculated both the business value of the Indian Premier League system and the brand values of each individual franchise team, providing a deep understanding of the opportunities and challenges facing the teams and the IPL system as a whole.

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    Being the fastest growth year to year of 24%, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) tops the Brand Finance IPL league table for the second year in a row. Despite missing out on the title, KKR has continues to consistent qualify for the playoff stages. The team has displayed strong leadership skills, team bonding, and a clear approach to composition and winning tactics.

    This year, however, surprising player choices in the playoffs did not pay off as KKR lost to Mumbai Indians in the second qualifier. KKR has its owner Shah Rukh Khan to thank for a larger part of its popular appeal. The Bollywood superstar attracts incredible media attention and fan following, acting as an icon for the entire franchise.

    Depending heavily on Khan’s personal brand equity and connections, KKR lands a host of local and national sponsorships and has been one of the first to introduce an effective merchandising strategy.

    This year’s champions, Mumbai Indians (MI) are the most powerful brand among all franchises, with a Brand Strength Index (BSI) score of 71. As part of Brand Finance’s analysis, each brand’s strength is assessed (based on factors such as marketing investment, familiarity, preference, sustainability and margins) to determine what proportion of a business’s revenue is contributed by the brand. This proportion is projected into perpetuity and discounted to determine the brand’s value. Despite creating the strongest brand, Mumbai Indians have been less adept at capitalising on this strength than KKR.

    At US$54.1 million MI’s brand value is over US$4.5 million behind KKR. MI must do more to convert its unrivalled brand strength into maximum financial returns and brand value.

    Impressive growth of 23% to a brand value of US$46.5 million landed Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in third place, up from the fourth position last year. In 2017, SRH continued to be the most balanced team in terms of the ratio between overseas stars and high-performing Indian players, investing especially in young, emerging talent.

    With a brand value of US$44.4 million, up only 4% year on year, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) fall to 4th place. As a team, RCB had a forgettable year in 2017, which is reflected in the decrease of the BSI to 64 from 66 in 2016. RCB is the only franchise brand whose strength waned this season.

    Delhi Daredevils (DD) hold to 5th place in the study with a brand value of US$40.5 million, following growth of 13%. Zaheer Khan’s charismatic leadership infused a newfound spirit into the team and new talents such as Rishab Pant drove the team very close to playoffs, attracting praise from pundits and critics as well as a massive fan following far beyond Delhi.

    Kings XI Punjab has a brand value of US$36.2 million, putting it in last place. However, solid 18% growth hints at the brand’s relative success this year. Under the leadership of Glen Maxwell, the team was a force to be reckoned with.

    After a troubled 2016 season, the business value of the IPL System grew 9% in 2017 to US$3.8 billion. Celebrating 10 years of the IPL journey, opening ceremonies took place at all host stadiums this year, with a whole array of Bollywood entertainers and local cricketing celebrities. As the season progressed, fans without tickets could watch the competition in ‘Fan Parks’ in 36 cities across the country. Family-friendly and free to attend for all, Fan Parks offered music, entertainment, and a range of merchandise stalls, bringing stadium atmosphere to city centres on a scale larger than ever.

    The quality of the game did not disappoint either, improving ticket sales and enabling the teams to build brand equity. The emergence of strong contenders such as the Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab, challenging the usually dominant Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians, resulted in a seesaw in the points table throughout the season. The emergence of relatively unknown young Indian players created further interest. Young guns such as Nitesh Rana, Rahul Tripathi, Washington Sundar, Rishabh Pant, Basil Thampi, and Mohammed Siraj, all began to build powerful personal brands, whilst adding to the interest in and value of the competition as a whole.

    Overall, stadium attendance increased 25% from 2016 even before the season was over, while last year’s television viewership numbers were beaten by the time match 43 of this season had been played. Social media engagement reached an all-time high, with nearly six million tweets sent over the season’s first five weeks.

    Brand Finance India managing director Ajimon Francis comments, “The 10th anniversary year is an inflection point for the IPL. The upcoming tender procedure for television and digital broadcast rights, the disbanding of Gujarat Lions and Rising Pune Supergiant and the revival of Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, as well as the unavoidable reshuffling of players all present challenges for the management of the IPL. However, this year’s results show that the IPL is now operating from solid financial and reputational foundations, with increasing fan interest and engagement. The future looks bright.”

     

  • Top notch Pro Kabaddi League auction commences; top player bid Rs 93 lakh

    MUMBAI: India’s second most watched sports  league – Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) – has begun the countdown to its fifth season. With Vivo fixed as the title sponsor for the next five seasons, the player auction got underway on 22 May and will end on 23 May. The 12 teams began bidding for players yesterday to constitute their teams who will battle over 130 matches and 13 weeks of matches for the title. Teams have been allowed to keep aside a team purse of Rs 4 crore each for the bidding, taking the 12 teams kitty to Rs 48 crore – 10 teams the scale it was when it commenced in the first season.

    Like earlier, the entire tournament – created by Mashal Sports in which Star India has a 74 per cent stake –  is to be telecast on the Stat Sports bouquet.

    With the older eight teams permitted  to retain only one player, the view was that the bidding would touch new highs. And the team owners did not disappoint. While the figures coughed up for the players have some way to go before they touch the cheques which are written out for the IPL, the numbers are only growing.

    Team Uttar Pradesh paid out Rs 93 lakh for Nitin Tomar, even as the Bengaluru Bulls signed up Rohit Kumar for Rs 81 lakh and the Jaipur Pink Panthers bid Rs 75.5 lakh for Manjeet Chillar.

    Surjeet Singh sold to Bengal Warriors for Rs 73 lakh

    Selvamani K sold to Jaipur Pink Panther for Rs 73 lakh

    Rajesh Narwal sold to team UP for Rs 69 lakh

    Sandeep Narwal sold to Puneri Paltan for Rs 66 lakh

    Amit Hooda sold to Tamil Nadu for Rs 63 Lakh

    Jeeva Kumar sold to UP for Rs 52 Lakh

    Kuldeep Singh sold to U-Mumba for Rs 51.5 lakh

    Ravinder Pahal sold to Bangluru for Rs 50 Lakh

    Abozar Mohajermighani sold to Team Gujarat for RS 50 lakh

    Ran Singh sold to Bengaluru Bulls for Rs 47.5 lakh

    Mohit chillar sold to Haryana for Rs 46.5 Lakh

    Dharamraj Cheralathan sold to Pune for Rs 46 Lakh

    Rakesh Kumar sold to Telugu Titans for Rs 45 lakh

    Sachin Shingade was sold to Patna Pirates for Rs 42.5 lakh

    Vishal Mane sold to Patna Pirates for Rs 36.5 lakh

    Nilesh Shinde sold to Delhi for Rs 35.5 Lakh

    Girish Ernak sold to Pune for Rs 33.5 Lakh

    Joginder Narwal sold to Mumbai for RS 32 Lakh

    AbuFazal sold to Dabang Delhi for Rs 31.8 lakh

    Farhad Rahimi sold to Telugu Titans for Rs 29 lakh

    Rohit Rana sold to Telugu for Rs 27.5 Lakh

    Anil Kumar sold to team Tamil Nadu for Rs 25.50 lakh

    Khomsan Thoingkam sold to team Haryana for Rs 20.4 lakh

    Dongiu Hong sold to U-Mumba for Rs 20 lakh

    Hadi Oshtorok sold to U-Mumba for Rs 18.6 lakh

    Ziaur Rehman sold to Puneri Paltan for Rs 16.6 lakh

    Suliema Kabir sold to team UP for Rs 12.6 lakh

    Yung Kono sold to U-Mumba for Rs 8.1 lakh

    Mohammad Maghsoudlou sold to Patna Pirates for Rs 8 lakh

    Takamitsu Kono sold to Puneri Paltan for Rs 8 lakh

    The auction is showcasing more than 400 players, including over 60 overseas players from Poland, Republic of Korea, England, Sri Lanka, Iran, Thailand, Japan, Pakistan, Mauritius, Malaysia, Bangladesh, China, Taipei, Kenya, Indonesia, Nepal and Oman. 

    PKL season 5 will start in the month of July till October with the new geographies for VIVO Pro Kabaddi – Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat have been  chosen primarily for their high affinity towards Kabaddi.

    This expansion adds to an already impressive line-up of 8 franchises based out of the major kabaddi centres  in the country – Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Patna, Pune and Jaipur.

    The new franchises are:

    Team Tamil Nadu: Iquest Enterprises – a consortium) owned by N Prasad & Sachin Tendulkar

    Team Haryana: JSW Sports, JSW Group

    Team Uttar Pradesh: GMR League Games Pvt Ltd, GMR Group

    Team Gujarat: Adani Wilmar, Adani Group

    Star India chairman & CEO Uday Shankar said, “I am delighted to welcome some of India’s finest corporates to our Mission Kabaddi. We believe that with the support of existing and new partners we are well on our course to realizing a socially transformative sports agenda. The interest shown by these corporates is evidence of the immense potential of Kabaddi.”

    International Kabaddi Federation President Janardan Singh Gehlot said, “We laud Star India and Mashal Sports for uniquely transforming and renewing Kabaddi, and their relentless efforts to scale it even higher. The addition of 4 new teams to the ever-growing VIVO Pro Kabaddi League signifies a promising road ahead for the sport in India as well as over the world.”

  • Non-Khan Bahubali2 shows the power of three — Rs 300 cr

    It is happy hours for the exhibitors, especially the multiplex properties. After starving for footfalls, Bahubali 2: The Conclusion has come as a saviour. Never look a gift horse in the mouth so no matter it is not a Hindi super star film, just a dubbed film from South. The film carried a solid brand equity created by its predecessor, Bahubali: The Beginning.

    The multiplexes tried all possible avenues to feed their auditoriums in absence of films. Earlier, they tried to programme IPL matches and other such events to no avail. Who would want to watch an exciting match of cricket in a dark hall under a disciplined guidelines when you can watch it at home or a restaurant or a club with drinks and full control over the proceedings with a remote in your hand?

    So, building multi-screen halls was not a wise decision which proves a liability when you don’t have a Salman Khan or Aamir Khan film. They give you a fortnight audience while others manage a weekend’s feed.

    Saying, ‘where the next meal is is coming from’ won’t be an exaggeration in case of these multiplexes.

    Bahubali: The Beginning came out of the blue and left promising a lot. Hence, Bahubali 2: The Conclusion, became the most awaited film by both, the audience as well as the exhibition trade. To every stakeholder’s relief, the film has more than lived up to all the expectations the earlier film promised.

    Because, except Bahubali 2 there is nothing the multiplexes as well as the single screens have to screen. They have been facing the ‘No audience, No show’ routine for a long time.

    *Bahubali 2: The Conclusion (Dubbed from Telugu) has been collecting figures all through its first week which most Hindi superstar films do on their day one or two if they manage to find a holiday release. In fact, the film has exceeded best Hindi film collections by miles.

    *Since the entire exhibition trade is surviving on just one film for the last few days, here is how and why: The film has continued to maintain collections in high crore range all through its first weekend by collecting Rs 40 crore on Friday and Saturday and peaking at Rs 46 crore on Sunday to end its opening weekend with over Rs 146 crore.

    The victorious run continued as the film kept on the same scale on Monday with part of India having a holiday. The collections dropped by 25% on Tuesday but that was not alarming since the film picked up again. Finally, the film ended its first week sweep of the box office with a total take of Rs 245.6 crore.

    The film has been enjoyed a fitting second weekend which is reported to have added another Rs 80.2 crore for its second weekend thus taking its 10 day total to Rs 325.8 crore.

    The other films released in recent weeks, Noor, Maatr, Begum Jaan, Naam Shabana, Phillauri have all ended with disastrous outcome.

    *Last week’s release, Mantostaan, despite a very limited release, has failed to draw the audience.

  • Hinduja’s innovative marketing via Pune IPL team

    MUMBAI: For the first time in 10 years of the IPL, cricket fans are expressing their passion for their team and its heroes through a unique, one-of-its-kind digital marketing solution.

    In the ongoing IPL 2017, HGS Interactive (HGSi) has helped Gulf Oil Lubricants India Limited, principal sponsor of the Rising Pune SuperGiant, create a unique customer experience for fans of the team as they follow their players’ exploits and cheer them on. It has designed a clutter-breaking and innovative activation – an IOT-based LED t-shirt for fans that can light up on the press or trigger of a button on the t-shirt or any Android device. So, whenever a player from the RPS team hits a ball for a six or four, or bags a wicket, fans wearing the t-shirt could light up ‘4, 6 or Out’ – similar to the TV screen, and cheer their team.

    “The big idea was to marry technology and the fans’ love for their team and players and come up with a disruptive solution that helps Gulf Oil easily stand out in the crowd. These IOT-based LED t-shirts transform cricket fans into human banners cheering their team,” said Sachin Karweer, Business Head, HGS Interactive, which is the digital business unit of BPM firm Hinduja Global Solutions Limited (HGS) .

    “The IOT-based LED t-shirt is testimony to Gulf Oil Lubricants’ passion for innovation. Fans and the game have converged with this disruptive wearable technology, thus creating an unmatched experience for the spectators of the sport,” said Ravi Chawla, Managing Director, Gulf Oil Lubricants India Limited (GOLIL), adding, “We will continue to embrace such trends and continue to excite our audience and cricket fans all across the country.”

    The innovative fan t-shirt initiative is part of an aggressive marketing campaign unleashed at the 10th edition of IPL by Gulf Oil. The campaign titled “GulfGoFarHarBaar” is currently running in RPS’ home base Pune, and also features the Gulf Fan Bus, Radio Experience, digital videos of players and their interviews. The Gulf Oil campaign intends to communicate the message of “Performing under Pressure” through digital, radio and OOH channels to excite and build a deeper connect with RPS fans.

  • IPL Impression: Sony Six & ESPN double, Ten1 & 2 halve

    MUMBAI: Sony ESPN climbed from the fourth to the second spot in BARC week 15 primarily owing to the telecast of Vivo IPL 10 matches. IPL 10 recently catapulted Sony Max to the second place across television genres according to BARC week 14 ratings.

    While Sony Six retained its leadership position riding pillion on the top-ranking Sunrisers Hyderabad-Mumbai Indians and other matches, Ten1 and Ten2 dropped to the third and fourth positions, respectively.

    The Indian Premier League has helped Sony Pictures Network India channels rake in the ratings during each of the seasons that that the network has purchased rights to beam the cricketing bonanza event to Indian homes for.

    In BARC week 15, Sony Six maintained its reign with 458932 Impressions (000s) as compared to last BARC week’s 222752 Impressions followed by Sony ESPN with 114119 Impressions (000s) (as compared to 42632 Impressions). Ten1 and Ten2 slipped with 71663 Impressions (000s) as compared to last week’s 146639 Impressions and 24766 Impressions (000s) as compared to last week 53495 Impressions, respectively.

    With no main sporting event currently being aired on the channel, Star Sports 3 survived at the bottom of the table with 22125 Impressions (000s) as compared to last BARC week’s 34195 Impressions.

    The mega cricketing event has also pushed Sony Max to the pole position in the Hindi Movies, Hindi Movies Rural and Hindi Movies Urban genres.

    Three channels from Network 18 (Viacom 18), two each from SPN, the Sun Network and Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (Zeel) and one channel from Star India made it to the top 10 most watched channels across genres list for week 14.

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  • IPL: Officer’s Choice Blue teams up with Sunrisers Hyderabad

    MUMBAI: Officer’s Choice Blue, from Allied Blenders and Distillers, is all set to join the IPL bandwagon once again. While this is the second year of the brand’s association with Mumbai Indians and Delhi Daredevils, it will be a debut with Sunrisers Hyderabad.

    Officer’s Choice Blue snacks will be visible on the head gear of the Delhi Daredevils as part of the sponsorship deal, and will drive visibility and multiple consumer engagement programmes with all three teams.

    Allied Blenders & Distillers COO Bikram Basu said, “IPL is more than a game of cricket- its pure entertainment- and we are certain that it will benefit Officer’s Choice Blue to connect closer with its target audience.”

    Besides cricket, Officer’s Choice Blue has been associated with various music and sports initiatives, including being long term title sponsors of the IFA Calcutta Football League.

    Kishore Chhabria-promoted ABD is the third largest spirits company, and the largest domestic company in India with volumes of 36 million cases for the year 2015-16 and expanding at a CAGR of 20% over the last three years – making it the fastest growing.

  • IPL fever set to grip fans

    MUMBAI: The adventure of VIVO Indian Premier League season 10 is finally going to start today. To be telecast on Sony Pictures Network and streamed online on Hotstar (mobile and internet with a 5-minute delay) in the Indian subcontinent,  this is the 10th edition of IPL in which eight teams are participating and the cricket fans will be able to see players of different team playing in their respective teams.

    Today, at the beginning of the India’s most popular sporting event, the opening match will be played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket stadium in Hyderabad.

    The eight captains of the 2017 VIVO IPL got together in Hyderabad for a formal meet and greet with the IPL match officials. They discussed different aspects of the game and the tournament that will be played over the course of the next 47 days. IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla joined everyone over teleconference and addressed certain issues and doubts.

    Later, all captains pledged their allegiance to the Marylebone Cricket Club’s (MCC) Spirit of Cricket campaign by signing the spirit of cricket bat. The skippers, one after another, trooped onto the stage as their names were called by former Indian skipper Ravi Shastri, who conducted this part of the event.

    A panel of elite commentators will be behind the microphone in the 2017 edition of the VIVO IPL bringing to life the colour and flavour of the tournament. As many as 20 commentators will be traveling across the country to lend their perspective on the game across 10 different venues. A few additions to the list along with a blend of veterans are bound to give the cricket loving fan a fine view point of the game from the technical and entertainment aspect.

    Hand in hand with its breakthrough 10th season, the Indian Premier League is set to re-activate its immensely popular Fan Park initiative for the third consecutive year. As befits the landmark 10th season of the IPL, the latest edition of the Fan Park promises to be bigger and better.

    Money generated from TV/media rights sale is divided into two shares. A) IPL share, B) Franchise Share.

    A) IPL Share: IPL will get 20% of the media rights money in the first two  years of IPL but set to reach 40% by 5th year onwards.

    B) Franchise Share: In the two years, 80% of total media rights money will be divided equally among all teams but it will be reduce to 60% by 5th year onwards.

    So the biggest source of revenue generation in IPL is “TV media rights sale”. Back in 2008 when Sony signed a record breaking 10 year deal with BCCI for IPL rights they agreed to pay $1.02 billion over the 10-year contract. Sony will be paying 10% of the total agreed amount ($100 million) every year till 2018.

    So of $100 million, $60 million is distributed equally among IPL teams every year while $40 million is kept by IPL governing body.

    The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had announced the fixtures of the League. The schedule has been designed with each team playing 14 matches – 7 of them at home venues.

    The season will also witness IPL returning to Indore for the first time since 2011. The final will be played at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium – on Sunday, May 21st, 2017.

    VIVO Indian Premier League 2017 fixtures

    1st Match – Sun Risers Hyderabad vs Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL T20 2017

    Date- 05/04/2017
    Time – 20:00(Local) 
         		 Sun Risers Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Venue
    Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium

    2nd Match – Rising Pune Supergiants vs Mumbai Indians IPL T20 2017

    Date- 06/04/2017
    Time – 20:00(Local) 
         		 Rising Pune Supergiants Vs Mumbai Indians

    Venue
    Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium

    3rd Match – Gujarat Lions vs Kolkata Knight Riders IPL T20 2017

    Date- 07/04/2017
    Time – 20:00(Local) 
         		 Gujarat Lions Vs Kolkata Knight Riders Venue
    Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium

    4th Match – Kings XI Punjab vs Rising Pune Supergiants IPL T20 2017

    Date- 08/04/2017
    Time – 16:00(Local) 
         		 Kings XI Punjab Vs Rising Pune Supergiants Venue
    Holkar Cricket Stadium

    5th Match – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Daredevils IPL T20 2017

    Date- 08/04/2017
    Time – 20:00(Local) 
         		 Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Delhi Daredevils Venue
    M. Chinnaswamy Stadium

    6th Match – Sun Risers Hyderabad vs Gujarat Lions IPL T20 2017

    Date- 09/04/2017
    Time – 16:00(Local) 
         		 Sun Risers Vs Gujarat Lions Venue
    Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium

    7th Match – Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders IPL T20 2017

    Date- 09/04/2017
    Time – 20:00(Local) 
         		 Mumbai Indians Vs Kolkata Knight Riders Venue
    Wankhede Stadium

    8th Match – Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL T20 2017

    Date- 10/04/2017
    Time – 20:00(Local) 
         		 Kings XI Punjab Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Venue
    Holkar Cricket Stadium

    9th Match – Rising Pune Supergiants vs Delhi Daredevils IPL T20 2017

    Date- 11/04/2017
    Time – 20:00(Local) 
         		 Rising Pune Supergiants Vs Delhi Daredevils Venue
    Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium

    10th Match – Mumbai Indians vs Sunrisers Hyderabad IPL T20 2017

    Date- 12/04/2017
    Time – 20:00(Local) 
         		 Mumbai Indians Vs Sun Risers Venue
    Wankhede Stadium

     

  • IPL: Kansai Nerolac partners Sunrisers Hyderabad

    MUMBAI: Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd (KNPL), one of the leading paint companies in India, is associating with Sunrisers Hyderabad franchise as the ‘official sponsor’ for the tenth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). This year, the defending champions will carry Kansai Nerolac’s logo on their helmets as part of this association.

    The alliance with Sunrisers Hyderabad is second such association in a row for Kansai Nerolac.

    Sunrisers Hyderabad, a franchise based cricket team from Hyderabad, India. The team is led by David Warner and has players like Yuvraj Singh, Chris Jordan, Ben Cutting, Ashish Nehra, Kane Williamson, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Shikhar Dhawan, Moises Henriques among others. This Hyderabad franchise are the defending champions, having won the 2016 title.

    Kansai Nerolac Paints Limited director – decorative Anuj Jain said, “Sunrisers Hyderabad, a team known for an excellent blend of talented players, won the IPL title last year. Our association with Sunrisers Hyderabad resonates with the values of reliable performance against all odds.”

    Sunrisers Hyderabad CEO K. Shanmugam said “We are proud to partner with such a prestigious brand and look forward to another great season as we bid to defend our IPL title in the league’s landmark tenth edition.”