India

Multi-Sport

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has offered Rs10 crore ($1.35m/€1.1
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Personal Care & Fragrances

As India began reopening from its first national lockdown in late October 2020, soap brand Lifebuoy leveraged its partnership with IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore to promote habits like wearing a mask, social distancing and maintaining proper hand hygiene.
Multi-Sport

The Indian Olympic Association has dropped Chinese sportswear maker Li Ning as its official kit partner after a public backlash in the country
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Asian betting and gambling firm W88 has agreed a multi-year endorsement deal with former West Indies cricket star Brian Lara
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Fantasy Sports

Dream11's wide-ranging activation program for 2020, its first year as IPL title sponsor, included a GIPHY Channel strand that gave locked-down Indian cricket fans a library of social meme fuel.
Football
Household Appliances

With fans stuck at home during Covid-19 lockdowns of 2020, Midea ran a three-month social media engagement campaign that saw Man City players and legends encourage fans to take part in a series of at-home skills challenges.
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Food & Drink Dist.

Swiggy’s IPL 2020 activation spanned national and regional television, digital and social with humorous content reinforcing its brand benefits of convenience and simplicity.
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Education

Edtech startup Unacademy leveraged its IPL 2020 partnership – including title rights to the ‘Unacademy Fan of the Match’ and the ‘Unacademy Cracking Sixes’ – to target potential and current students aged 14 to 32.
Football

The centrepiece of DHL’s Hero Indian Super League activation during the pandemic-affected 2020-21 season saw the international logistics brand deliver the match ball to every game via drone to minimise unnecessary contact.
Football
Sporting Apparel

Through India’s 2019-20 I-League season, Real Kashmir FC and kit partner Adidas rolled out an influencer-led campaign to boost second team support for the club (which had to play all its matches away from home due to security issues in Kashmir).
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Internet search giant Google will show Indian Premier League match highlights this year via its Web Stories feature under a tie-up with Indian media group Disney Plus Hotstar
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Investment & Wealth Management

The Association of Mutual Funds in India leveraged its associate partner status of the 2020 IPL to drive investment in mutual funds through a cricket commentary style campaign on audio streaming services and social media.
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The Rajasthan Royals has signed Expo 2020 Dubai as its principal sponsor, while gaming platform Mobile Premier League will continue in the same role for fellow Indian Premier League cricket franchise Kolkata…
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Indian Premier League team Royal Challengers Bangalore has agreed a multi-year kit supply deal with sportswear firm Puma, beginning this year
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Chennai Super Kings, the Indian Premier League cricket franchise, has signed a sponsorship extension with Equitas Small Finance Bank
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The Indian Premier League, domestic rights-holding broadcaster Star India, and the league's teams are in the midst of closing a series of sponsorship deals ahead of the start of this year's tournament…
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Indian digital payments platform PhonePe has extended its association with cricket's Indian Premier League (IPL) market by signing six sponsorship deals ahead of the 2021 season