Cricket

Vivo Sprints Ahead In India’s Sports Sponsorship Market

May 9, 2017

Chinese handset brand Vivo has clinched a five-year title sponsorship deal worth a record US$46.6m with the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL).

Motorola Bites Into India’s Massive Cricket Sponsorship Industry

April 14, 2017

American brand Motorola Mobility, which is owned by Beijing-based technology giant Lenovo, has followed the playbook of its Chinese counterparts in the Indian sponsorship industry with its big-money…

Media Spending Fuels India’s Sport Sponsorship Market In 2016

March 20, 2017

Media spending was the biggest single driver of the Indian sports sponsorship market in 2016, increasing by almost 25% and accounting for over half of the total, new…

Oppo Splashes A Massive US$162m For Team India Sponsorship

March 7, 2017

Oppo Mobile is poised to replace broadcasting giants Star India as the official sponsor of the Indian cricket team from April, winning the five-year rights package for a…

Team India Sponsorship Rights To Bring In US$80m Windfall

February 16, 2017

The Board of Control for Cricket In India (BCCI) is poised for a bumper windfall of at least US$80.3m as the coveted national team sponsorship rights are up…

Emerging Bank Bowls Ahead With India’s Blind Cricketers

February 6, 2017

IndusInd Bank has become the main backers of the Indian national team, which is defending its title, at the ongoing T20 World Cup for Blind.

Challenger Asian Audio Brand Scores Cricket Superstar

January 30, 2017

The youthful exuberance of Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli has bagged him yet another brand endorsement deal…this time with Hong Kong-based consumer electronics maker Zeeva.

Indian Cricket Ushers 2017 With A Bombshell

January 6, 2017

Indian cricket ushered in 2017 with BCCI President Anurag Thakur and secretary Ajay Shirke ordered to step down by the nation’s Supreme Court.

Emerging Electronics Brand Haier Continues Investing In Fight Sports

November 29, 2016

Pakistan’s sole professional boxer Muhammad Waseem successfully defended his WBC Silver Flyweight title in Seoul last Sunday and was swift to express dismay with the lack of government…