Press Trust of India
Mumbai, Oct 26: BCCI secretary Anurag Thakur hinted Monday that at least three companies, which were interested in bagging the IPL title sponsorship rights apart from eventual winners Vivo, are still keen on being associated with the event. However, he did not elaborate whether the three were interested in setting up teams only for two years in place of the suspended CSK and RR.
“We had four interested parties for IPL title sponsorship and the other three (apart from Vivo) are still interested in coming on board in other ways,” Thakur stated.
The BCCI secretary also asserted that all the controversies associated with IPL has not been able to dent the tournament’s popularity. “Cricket is still very popular and IPL is one of the top tournaments in the world. The demand for the event has not waned,” Thakur informed.
On a different note, when asked about the drainage system of CAB that led to the cancellation of the India-South Africa T20 game earlier this month, Thakur stated that the board has asked the affiliated unit to address the problem quickly.