Delhi Capitals will have JSW Group as a principal sponsor after Daikin pulled out of IPL 2020. Indian players of the DC franchise on Thursday gathered in Mumbai ahead of their departure to the UAE for the IPL 2020, which was initially scheduled to start in March. However, the event was postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The 13th edition of the IPL will be played from September 19 to November 10, across three venues in the United Arab Emirates; namely Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Dubai.
Delhi Capitals are the only team to have never qualified for a final of IPL. They qualified for the playoffs in 2019 for the first time in seven years.
Their previous franchise name was Delhi Daredevils which was changed in December 2018. They are led by Shreyas Iyer. They finished 3rd in IPL 2019 and 2012 besides being semi-finalists in 2008 and 2009. They have so far played 177 matches and could win only 77, losing 98 matches.
Delhi Capitals Will Have JSW As Principal Sponsor Instead Of Daikin
Delhi Capitals have announced JSW Group as the franchise’s principal sponsor and comes in place of Daikin Air-conditioning who were their principal sponsors since 2015.
Commenting on the new Principal Sponsor, Mr Parth Jindal, Chairman and Co-Owner of Delhi Capitals said,“We at the JSW Group see this as a tremendous opportunity to step in as Principal Sponsor for the Delhi Capitals. At the JSW Group we are rapidly growing and building each of our businesses to be the best in India and the world, whether it is our flagship Steel business or our other ventures in Energy, Infrastructure, Cement and most recently Paints.
“The fact that JSW is rapidly increasing its consumer facing businesses across steel, cement and paints also calls for the JSW brand to be more visible and there are few properties that garner the viewership of the IPL.”
JSW Group is an Indian business conglomerate and part of Jindal Group. JSW Steel Ltd., JSW Energy, JSW Infrastructure and Ispat Industries Ltd are their subsidiaries. It was founded 38 years ago in 1982.
Delhi Daredevils Is Well Wished By JSW’s Director For Successful IPL 2020
Delhi Daredevils is jointly owned by GMR and JSW Group. Daikin was their shirt sponsor since 2015.
At JSW, we strive to be “Better Everyday”, and over the past 2 years we have been witness to the DC team adopting this very same philosophy and constantly striving to reach new heights. We, at JSW have no doubt that this DC team has all the ingredients to bring the trophy to the capital city and to get the opportunity to be assosciated with a team filled with so much talent, youth and experience is something that is very exciting for every single JSWite. DC embodies the same zeal, desire and hunger as JSW and thus we are proud to be the principal sponsor of the Capital city’s IPL team and wish them all the best for IPL 2020. ”
Mr Parth Jindal is the Director of JSW Steel USA, Founder of JSW Sports and Managing Director for JSW Group’s Cement and Paints businesses.
Speaking about his expectations on the team’s performance during the new season, Mr Parth Jindal added,“The upcoming edition of the IPL will be different for more reasons than one. I have full faith in our team’s players and coaching staff to better the results of the previous year. I wish them all the very best as they prepare to depart for UAE.”
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Delhi Capitals have a strong team after trading in Ajinkya Rahane and Ravi Ashwin besides boosting of experienced Indians in the likes of Prithvi Shaw, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel, Amit Mishra and Mohit Sharma and also foreign recruits like Shimron Hetmyer, Kagiso Rabada, Jason Roy and Keemo Paul and a few others who make up the squad.