Jio approached by BCCI for IPL 2020 sponsorship, Reliance brand shows no interest: Report

Indian Premier League 2020 (IPL 2020) season is currently on course to commence from September 19. While much-awaited tournament is less than 40 days away, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is actively looking for IPL sponsors after ir relationship with VIVO was put on hold. According to a report by InsideSport, BCCI has approached Jio to become chief IPL sponsors for 2020 season.

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BCCI looking for IPL sponsors for 2020 season, contacts Jio

According to publication, BCCI approached Jio during teleconference meeting between IPL governing council members. Jio is a subsidiary of Reliance Industries, who are owners of popular IPL franchise, Mumbai Indians. approach was reportedly me by BCCI to a Mumbai Indians representative who was present at teleconference meeting. However, Mumbai Indians representative declined request by saying that Jio is “t exploring any such association” for w.

Apart from approaching Jio, BCCI has reportedly reached out to ir existing IPL 2020 partners like Tata Motors and Dream11. ditionally, Indian board has been reaching out to ir own existing partners like PayTM (BCCI’s home series partner) and Byju's (Team India Jersey partner) in a bid to finalise IPL sponsors for 2020 season.

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While Indian board continues its search, brands like Amazon, Unacemy and MyCircle11 have alrey expressed an interest in becoming primary sponsors for IPL 2020. On Monday, August 10, Indian yoga guru Baba Ramdev's Patanjali also confirmed ir interest in putting in a bid. According to a recent report by News18, Indian board would be happy with ir new IPL sponsors to strike even one-third amount of deal y originally h with VIVO, a Chinese smartphone company.

IPL 2020 schedule

IPL 2020 season will be played between September 19 and vember 10 in United Arab Emirates (UAE). decision to shift tournament out of India was me due to rising cases of coronavirus in country. opening match is likely to be played between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings, if BCCI and IPL 2020 governing council decide to follow same itinerary as planned for its March 29 commencement.

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