Paytm, the longtime title sponsor for domestic international cricket matches sponsored by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), has withdrawn from the agreement. Mastercard will take Paytm’s position. The rights belonged to Paytm until the end of 2023. The three parties’ agreement is comparable to how Byju’s acquired Oppo’s BCCI jersey rights.
MasterCard will join on the same terms, according to a BCCI official. For the four-year cycle beginning in October 2019, Paytm has been spending 326.8 crores, or 3.8 crores each match.
On the other hand, the Apex authority approved Byju’s most recent contract renewal for jersey rights till the domestic ODI World Cup in October–November 2023.
KL Rahul has tested positive
KL Rahul, the vice-captain of the Indian white-ball team, has had his recovery set back after testing positive for Covid on Thursday. After the Apex Council meeting in Mumbai, BCCI president Sourav Ganguly stated, “He was in rehab in Bengaluru when his results came positive.”
Rahul was anticipated to play again in the five-match T20I series against West Indies, which begins on July 29. After the IPL, the right-hander underwent a sports hernia procedure in Germany and has since been unable to play in any international cricket matches.
His recovery from illness will determine whether or not he travels to the West Indies for the later portion of the collection. With Rahul, Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan, and Rishabh Pant all vying to partner skipper Rohit Sharma up top, Rahul’s absence will prevent the Indian team administration from filling up their high order berths for the 2019 World Cup.
A participating member of the Indian girls’ team preparing for the Commonwealth games has also received favourable results.
India will play 6 T20Is after Asia Cup
Additionally, Ganguly stated that India may play in six T20I matches following the Asia Cup, with three matches each against South Africa and Australia before the World Cup. The host cities would include Ranchi, Nagpur, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Indore, and Mohali, which haven’t had an opportunity recently.
The Sri Lankan cricket board stated that it was unable to host matches given the current situation in the country, thus the Asia Cup, which starts in the last week of August, would now be played in the UAE.
The meeting also reaffirmed that Indian cricket will resume having a full-fledged home season, starting on September 8 with the Duleep trophy and continuing with the Irani trophy (October 1-5). On December 13, the Ranji Trophy will start, and it will end in March. The knockout participants will be chosen from four Elite teams, each with eight groups, and a plate group of six teams. A full-fledged girls’ home season may also start up again starting this year, with an additional U16 women’s match added to help prepare for the U19 World Cup.