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Men’s IPL 2023: All you need to know about sponsors, brand partners & jerseys

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Pranali Tawte
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From official sponsors to genre based partnerships, Men’s IPL 2023 has seen some of the biggest brands associations. Here's all you need to know.

Men's Indian Premier League is now in its 16th edition and is slated to start on March 31.

According to the official website, 70 matches are scheduled to be played over the course of 52 days. The final match will be conducted on May 21.

Men’s IPL 2023 will have a total of 10 teams: Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Gujarat Titans, Rajasthan Royals, Punjab Kings, Delhi Capitals, and Lucknow Super Giants. Across the teams, a number of new sponsors and brand associations are seen.

IPL's value has grown leaps and bounds over the years. According to D and P Advisory, IPL Ecosystem registered a 75% growth since 2020, and stood at USD 10.9 billion in 2022. This valuation made IPL a Decacorn (a business with a value of more than USD 10.0 billion) within 15 years of inception.

After the auction for the current season, Jay Shah, Secretary of BCCI said that it made IPL the 2nd most valued sporting league in the world in terms of per-match value.

Additionally, the tournament in 2022 registered aombined viewership of 426 million on television and OTT platforms.  

Here's a look at the comprehensive

IPL 2023 Sponsors

This season, the TATA Group is the title sponsor of the Men’s IPL while, Dream11, Saudi Tourism Authority, CRED, Upstox, RuPay, and Swiggy Instamart are the official partners. 

While Aramco is the official Orange & Purple Cap Partner, PayTm will be Umpire Partner and CEAT will be Official Strategic Timeout Partner.

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After an intense bidding war last year, Star, owned by US-based Disney, retained the Indian sub-continent TV rights for the five seasons of the annual two-month competition from 2023 to 2027 for $3.01 billion.

Viacom 18's Jio Cinema bagged the digital rights auctioned for $3.04 billion in 2022. BCCI treasurer, Arun Dhumal wrote on Twitter, "So digital turned out to be bigger than linear TV this season in #IPLMediaRights."

With this, for the first time, media rights were spread among different broadcasters, breaking the monopoly of one company.

According to Inside Sport India, Viacom18 is targeting 550 million viewers for Indian Premier League 2023 with a break-the-bank bid of 23,757.5 crores.

Chennai Super Kings

Principal Partners, TVS Eurogrip and India Cements will be seen on the front and back of the jersey, respectively. Gulf Oil will be seen on the chest (front) of the jersey. Nippon Paints, Astral Pipes and SNJ 10000 will be seen on the sleeves and British Empire and SNJ will be seen on pants.

Vision11 is the associate sponsor and will be seen on the team's helmet. Reliance Jio is the Principal Partner. Aqilliz is the Official and Digital Partner. ICICI Bank, Fan Craze, and Fan Play are the Merchandise Partners.


Mumbai Indians

Slice, Principal Partner will be seen on the front of the jersey. IDFC First Bank, Associate Sponsor and DHL, Principal Partner will be seen on the chest, front and back, respectively. Astral Pipes, Associate Sponsor and ESA, Official Partner will be seen on the left sleeve and Reliance Jio, Associate Partner will be seen on the right sleeve.

USHA, Official Partner and Bombay Dyeing Company will be seen on the left and backside of the cap, respectively. ACKO, Official Partner will be seen on the pants.

Dream11, McDowells, Bisleri, Team Viewer, Max Life Insurance, BKT, Performax, DNA Network, Radio City 91.1 FM, Fever 104 FM, and My FM are Official Partners. Celio, Chupps, Cybeart, EUME, FanCode, Plaeto, Play R and Arena are the Merchandise Partners.

Kolkata Knight Riders

Winzo sports, Principal Sponsor will be seen on the front of the jersey. Official Partners, LUX Cozi will be seen on the chest (front) of the jersey, while Joy and TV9 Bharatvarsh will be seen on the sleeves and ACKO will be seen on pants.

Unacademy is the Principal sponsor of the team. Reliance Jio, 1 Finance, and Wrogn are Official Sponsors.

Official Partners are McDowell’s No.1 soda, Glance, Nestle Munch, LG – Life’s Good, BKT, Thums UP, Kotak, Mio Amore, OPEN, Rollick, SAMPARK, Fever FM, and Radio ONE.

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Sunrisers Hyderabad

Principal Sponsors, Kent Mineral RO will be seen on the chest (front) of the jersey, while, TCL, and Dream11 will be seen on the right sleeve and Reliance Jio will be seen on the left sleeve of the jersey.

BKT and ACKO Insurance are the Principal Sponsors. Thums UP is the Official Sponsor while NBI is the Simplify Partner and Wrogn is the Official Kit Partner. Fan Code is the Official Fan Merchandise Partner while Munch is the Official Crunch Partner and Kotak is Official Card Partner. Electrorush is the ORS Partner and McDowell’s is the Celebration Partner. RED FM is the Official Radio Partner. Tenali Double Horse Urad Dall is the Official Stamina Partner and OPEN is Official Digital Banking Partner. Binomo is the Official Partner and iB Cricket is the VR Gaming Partner.

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Muthoot Fincorp is the Title Sponsor and will be seen on the front of the jersey. Principal Partners, EXIDE and Reliance Jio will be seen on the chest (front) and the left sleeve of the jersey, respectively. The Associate Sponsors, PUMA will be seen on the right sleeve of the jersey while Meesho and Cholamandalam MS General Insurance will be seen on the pants of the team.

DP World is the Principal Partner. BOAT MPL and Nippon Paints are the Associate Partners. Kingfisher, Munch, Buy Stars, Kotak, Sosyo, OPEN, BKT, Jar, Redcliffe Labs, Restolex, StockGr, and Hombale Films are the Official Partners. KreditBee is the Digital Partner and DNA Network is the Official Commercial Partner.

Gujarat Titans

Ather Energy is the Principal Partner of the titans, which will be seen on the front of the jersey. Capri Global, BKT Tires, JIO, Astral, Simpolo Ceramics, ACKO, Toothsi, FanCode, and Meesho are Associate Partners. Dream11, boAt, Kotak Cards, AMUL, Radio Mirchi(Radio Partner), UPL, and EM are the Official Partners.

In terms of visibility, BKT Tires and Capri Global maintain their presence on the chest (front and back) of the jersey as Associate Partners, respectively. 

The other Associate Partners include Jio, which will be seen on the right sleeve, and Astral and Simpolo Ceramics on the left sleeve.

ACKO has continued its association with Gujarat Titans and its logo will be visible on the left side of the headgear alongside Equitas on the backside. 

Rajasthan Royals

Luminous Power Technologies, the pink team's Title Sponsor will be seen on the front of the Rajasthan Royals' official playing kit and training kit.

Dollar, Principal Sponsor will be seen on the chest (front) of the jersey. Happilo will be seen on the front of the jersey. Principal Sponsor BKT will be seen on the back of the jersey.

Reliance Jio, the Principal Sponsor will be seen on the left sleeve while Red Bull will be seen on the right sleeve. McDowells is the Official Partner of the team.

Punjab Kings

EBIX Cash is the Title Sponsor and will be seen on the front of the jersey. Lotus Herbals, the Principal Sponsor will be seen on the chest (front) of the jersey. BKT, Principal Sponsor, will be seen on the back of the jersey.

Among its Principal Sponsors, Reliance Jio will be seen on the left sleeve, and Oasis All Seasons, and Dream11 will be seen on the right sleeve. Hindware Home Innovation Limited is also its Principal Sponsor.

Munch and Mcdonald's (India) are the Official Partners. T10 Sports is the Official Kit and Merchandise Partner and will be seen on the pants. Fancode Shop and The Arena Shop are the Fan Merchandise Partners.

Delhi Capitals

JSW, the Principal Sponsor will be seen on the front of the jersey. APL Apollo, the Principal Sponsor will be seen on the chest (front) of the jersey. Steel Pipes is one of the Principal Sponsors. Jio and Royal Stag, the Associate Sponsors of the team will be seen on the left sleeve while BOLT, Principal Sponsor will be seen on the right sleeve.

Rapi Pay, Evolut, Cup Noodles, Dream 11, ACKO, and Wrogn are Associate Sponsors. Fan Craze, BKT, Amul KOOL, BIRA, GMR Aerocity, MY Fitness Peanut Butter, Optimum Nutrition, Glance, Kotak, Asian, Rainbow Children’s Hospital, Fancode, and Fever FM are other Partners.

Lucknow Super Giants

My11Circle is the Title Sponsor and will be seen on the front of the jersey. Greenply Industries and Darwin Platform Group of Companies (DPGC) are the Associate Sponsors of the team and will be seen on the chest, front and back, respectively. While Jio will be seen on the left sleeve and Too Yum!, Official Partner and Credenc.com, Associate Partner will be seen on the right sleeve.

Acko and Sunstone University will be seen on the pants. GIGABYTE Technology and AORUS are the Official Partners and will be seen on the cap, left and behind, respectively. T10 is the Kit Sponsor.

The IPL sponsorship game has strengthened over the years. Additionally, some of the biggest campaigns of the year also make their debut during this season. 2023 has already started out strong on the front.

*Updates to follow as per new developments*

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