IPL 2020: BCCI Rope In Unacademy As Official IPL Partner For Three Seasons

Aug 29, 2020 at 4:51 PM

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IPL 2020: BCCI Rope In Unacademy As Official IPL Partner For Three Seasons

BCCI has roped in education technology platform — Unacademy as official IPL partner for three seasons. Unacademy has a long list of investors of the stature of Facebook, General Atlantic, Sequoia India, SAIF Partners, Nexus Venture Partners, Steadview Capital, and Blume Ventures. It looks to be a good choice also being an Indian company, it’s not in the most precarious positions by any means.

The deal stands from 2020 to 2022 i.e three years, IPL chairman Brijesh Patel confirmed. It had been earlier speculated that a deal worth 60 crores per year has been agreed for the same.

Unacademy
Image credits: Unacademy.

Pleased to have Unacademy on board as the ‘Official Partner’ of the IPL from 2020 to 2022: IPL chairman Brijesh Patel

IPL chairman Brijesh Patel confirmed the news through a press release that Unacademy has a deal in place to be the official partner of the IPL from 2020 to 2022. He also mentioned they expect Unacademy which is a homegrown brand to create a positive impact on the audience, especially the youth.

“We are pleased to have Unacademy on board as the ‘Official Partner’ of the Indian Premier League 2020 to 2022. IPL is the most watched cricket league in India and as a homegrown Indian edutech company we believe that Unacademy can create a huge positive impact on the aspirations of the audience watching, especially the millions of Indian youth who are seeking inspiration in their careers,” said IPL chairman Brijesh Patel.

Brijesh Patel,
Brijesh Patel. Image Credit: Getty Images.

We are delighted to become the Official Partner of IPL: Vice President of Marketing, Unacademy.

Karan Shroff, VP of Marketing, Unacademy expressed gratitude towards BCCI and IPL on the behalf of his organisation for this opportunity. He expressed the aim of the company to make it the biggest brand in the consumer internet space in India with the help of this partnership with IPL.

“We are delighted to become the Official Partner of IPL. Unacademy is a high-intensity brand that has disrupted the education and learning market with innovations and broken geographical barriers for Learners and Educators.

“With this partnership, we will double-down on our efforts to make Unacademy the biggest brand in the consumer-internet space in India. We thank the BCCI and IPL for the opportunity and look forward to a long and fruitful partnership,” Shroff remarked.

IPL 2020
IPL 2020

The BCCI has taken a huge slash on the title sponsorship this year with Vivo backing out from their 440 crores per year deal due to the rise in anti-China sentiment in the country after clashes in the Ladakh’s Galwan Valley left 20 Indian military personnel dead. Dream 11 acquired the title sponsorship of the IPL 2020 for Rs 222 crores.

The IPL 2020 will begin from September 19 till November 10, a total 53-day campaign will see all the eight teams play in UAE. The venue this time is UAE and matches will be played in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah.

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