One97 Communications, owners of Paytm, today acquired
the title sponsorship rights for India’s domestic and international
cricket matches at home for a period of four years with a bid price of
Rs 203.28 crore.
The decision to award the rights to One97 Communications till 2019 was taken at the BCCI’s marketing committee meeting here.
The base price per match was Rupees 1.68 crore and the final price
comes to Rs 2.42 crore per match. The amount per match is 40 lakh more
than what Micromax, who were the only bidders in the 2014-15 season,
gave the Board last year.
From now on, the domestic Ranji competition will be known as the ‘Paytm Ranji Trophy’.
There were only two bidders for the scheduled 84 matches (Tests, ODIs
and T20Is) in India during the upcoming seasons as the rights have been
awarded till 2019.
The bids were opened at the BCCI marketing committee meeting that lasted for around five hours.
BCCI Secretary Anurag Thakur said they were elated to have Paytm as their homes series title sponsors.
“They are one of the new generation companies and we are delighted to
partner with them. Having them for next four years gives the stability
and continuity to Indian cricket.
With nearly 84
matches scheduled over the next 4 years with all major countries playing
in India we are hopeful that Paytm will be able to build a strong and
strategic association with Cricket,” Thakur said in a release.
“We are also happy that the realisation has increased by 20%. It augurs
well for Indian cricket. I am thankful to Paytm for their interest and
faith in Indian Cricket and welcome them on board,” Thakur said.
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder & CEO of Paytm, said, “Cricket is the
dream sport for us in India. Cricket epitomises the Paytm values of
passion, hard work and team effort. We are very happy to partner with
the BCCI and cheer for Indian cricket with millions of fans. Over the
next 4 years, we will continue to invest strongly in cricket and other
sports. As a growing brand which has big plans for a billion strong
Indians, there is no better platform than cricket in India.”
One97
Communications, owners of Paytm, on Thursday (30 July) acquired the
title sponsorship rights for India's domestic and international cricket
matches at home for a period of four years with a bid price of Rs 203.28
crore.
The decision to award the rights to One97 Communications till 2019 was taken at the BCCI's marketing committee meeting
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