Indian Premier League Updates

Not at all following IPL (or cricket) but amazing how a team containing Gayle, ABDV, Kohli is making 30 runs less every match.

Their NRR is almost minus 1.5 = 20 overs x -1.5 = 30runs less than opponents
 
Vivo retains IPL title rights till 2022 after massive bid

Chinese mobile handset manufacturer Vivo has retained the Indian Premier League title sponsorship rights for the next five seasons (2018-2022), with a winning bid of INR 2199 crores (approximately US $341 million), a jump of 554% over the previous contract, according to the BCCI.

And we were thinking IPL is dying.
 


Live - Indian Premier League media rights auction: BCCI eyes windfall as Sony faces STAR India challenge
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is conducting the Indian Premier League (IPL) media rights auction in Mumbai. Initially, 24 companies picked up rights papers to contest for the several rights up for grabs. The BCCI is expected to net around Rs 20,000 crore. Several big companies like Facebook, Amazon, Twitter, Yahoo, Reliance Jio, STAR India, Sony Pictures, Discovery, Sky, British Telecom and ESPN Digital Media have purchased the bid. The bids will be divided into television and digital rights.
 

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