Amidst T20 Asia Cup 2025, Team India have got new jersey sponsors. Apollo Tyres made the winning bid after the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) ban on betting apps. Apollo Tyres will be India’s jersey sponsor till 2027. The sponsorship deal is worth Rs 579 crore, spanning three years.
Compared to the previous sponsor Dream11, Apollo Tyres will play the BCCI Rs 50 lakh more per game which is Rs 4.5 crore. Till 2027, Team India will play 121 bilateral matches. This features the ICC Women's ODI World Cup 2025 and the ICC Men's T20 World Cup early next year.
Currently, India's legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar is brand ambassador of Apollo Tyres. They sponsor jersey of major football clubs including Manchester United, Borussia Mnchengladbach etc.
In addition to Apollo Tyres, Canva and JK Tyre were bidding to get their name on Team India's jersey as well.
Currently, the Indian men's team led by Suryakumar Yadav is playing without a sponsor in the T20 Asia Cup 2025. Meanwhile, India women's team led by Harmanpreet Kaur has no sponsor in the ongoing three-ODI series against Australia.
India men's team's next series will be at home against West Indies. The two-Test series against West Indies will begin on October 2. On the other hand, the women's team will play in the ODI World Cup 2025.
What led to Dream11's exit?
Dream11's association as Team India's title sponsor ended before the T20 Asia Cup 2025 after the government passed Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act bill, banning real money gaming apps.
"In their application to invite bids for the new jersey sponsor, BCCI specified that the bidder should not be engaged in online money gaming, betting or gambling services or similar services in India or anywhere in the world. The bidder should not provide any online money gaming, betting or gambling services or similar services to any Person in India. In addition, the bidding company should not have any investment or ownership interest in any person engaged in betting or gambling services in India. To clarify, a bidder, including any of its Group companies, engaged in any activities/business that is prohibited under the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 is not permitted to submit a bid," said the board.