Dream11 pulls out, BCCI left without team sponsor before Asia Cup

[u/5missedcallsfromBCCI]

https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/dream11-pulls-out-of-asia-cup-bcci-no-team-sponsor-10208993/

[u/Icanfallupstairs]

Sucks for the team, but betting companies are a plague so I'm glad they are hurting.

[u/Outlander_TB → u/Icanfallupstairs]

imagine it sucks to indian team, they'll totally be broke and unable to play after this.

[u/Icanfallupstairs → u/Outlander_TB]

It's the national team, playing the national game, under the sports wealthiest board. I'm sure they will be fine one way or another.

[u/bringal → u/Icanfallupstairs]

Hey. And they don’t pay any taxes.

[u/EducationalPast7410 → u/bringal]

They do

[u/plimso13 → u/EducationalPast7410]

Players' salaries are taxed individually, but franchise profits and BCCI revenues largely escape corporate taxation

[u/EducationalPast7410 → u/plimso13]

Sponsorship , broadcasting , tickets everything is taxed... Anyways bcci doesn't work for profit ... Everything is reinvested for pensions, ranji pay, ground , state association pay and all

[u/partymsl → u/EducationalPast7410]

You are quite funny if you think that. A vast amount of BCCI money probably just "vanishes".

[u/EducationalPast7410 → u/partymsl]

It's all public data .. u can believe wht u believe

[u/LoasNo111 → u/EducationalPast7410]

Yeah corruption still happens but it happens by taking bribes to give contractors certain contracts. Not like the old days where the money just disappears, far too risky to do that these days.

Maybe at the state level it may happen.

[u/partymsl → u/EducationalPast7410]

I basically mean they allocate some money towards a big project and then take off quite some portion of that money for their own greedy stuff.

Quite common and won't be recorded as well, for example they buy a Lambo and write it down as work purpose.

[u/ResearcherLatter1148 → u/EducationalPast7410]

bcci doesn’t work for profit

Please tell me you’re joking or being sarcastic. Please..

[u/EducationalPast7410 → u/ResearcherLatter1148]

Again as I said ... It reinvests.. there might be corruption in state level... But bcci is not a for profit organisation.... It even gives pension to players who have played ranji .. kind of insane considering even our central govt is unable to do so for people who work till 60 yrs.. u can hate how bcci doesn't help in spreading sports World wide.. but the way it's run domestically is very good with the no. Of tournaments , pay for local level men and women cricketers , and everything else

[u/Outlander_TB → u/Icanfallupstairs]

well if not long term, they're definitely gonna find a short term sponsor before asia cup for sure

[u/Darkken2 → u/Icanfallupstairs]

im pretty sure that was sarcasm

[u/ecmascript_writer → u/Icanfallupstairs]

Hockey is the national game

[u/revengeordie007 → u/ecmascript_writer]

No it isn't. We don't have a national sport.

[u/gpranav25 → u/ecmascript_writer]

I don't blame you because a lot of schools still teach this misinformation, but it's not true

[u/Different_Earth6310 → u/Outlander_TB]

Forgot to put /s

[u/amlamba → u/Icanfallupstairs]

The BCCI has a big enough pile of cash. If they have to go without a sponsor for a month for online sports betting to be banned, I'll take it. A no sponsor jersey might even look better.

[u/Mourya23 → u/Icanfallupstairs]

Nah mate. Now jerseys will look great without them lmao.

[u/ShinobiZilla]

Good. What will be the next sponsor? Crypto? AI?

CoinDCX India

Perplexity.ai India

[u/Responsible-Worry560 → u/ShinobiZilla]

Are Crypto companies making that kind of money in India considering that it never caught on among the general public

[u/ShinobiZilla → u/Responsible-Worry560]

Maybe few years too late. I would think they aren't making that much money since of these companies are heavily regulated. It would be funny if BCCI turned to such types of companies again given their track record.

[u/WrestlingFan4488 → u/Responsible-Worry560]

I mean they have enough money for Gambhir to make an ad for them

[u/Responsible-Worry560 → u/WrestlingFan4488]

Oh yes, Gambhir who is famous for doing ads for....checks notes....wait let me google

[u/vpsj → u/ShinobiZilla]

Kamla Pasand /s

[u/slipnips → u/ShinobiZilla]

Ola

[u/friendly_skywalker → u/ShinobiZilla]

perplexity.ai would be a cool sponsor tbh

[u/Ghostly_100]

The richest board can definitely afford to go sponsorless. Would be an upgrade on how the kit looks

Jerseys that just say the country name rather than the ar name being bigger than the county name (Byju’s India or Dream11 India) are very nice.

[u/pyrso1729 → u/Ghostly_100]

I'm so lucky I got both the Indian test jersey and the WC ODI jersey both with India written on them rather than Dream11. Elevates the look greatly.

[u/Avocadoslippers → u/pyrso1729]

Same I ordered them when Adidas didn’t have Dream 11. Then Dream 11 threw a fit with bcci and had it put on the jerseys.

[u/CommandSpaceOption → u/Avocadoslippers]

They didn’t throw a fit. Adidas released the jerseys when there was no active shirt sponsorship deal. Then the Dream11 deal started, and Adidas modified the jerseys with the logo. 

[u/Avocadoslippers → u/CommandSpaceOption]

Huh! You learn something new everyday. I am sorry. Wasn’t aware. Always thought they threw a fit maybe because I despise the company 🤷‍♂️

[u/vpsj → u/pyrso1729]

WC Jersey can't even have the sponsor in the first place. ICC rules. I wish they make it mandatory for the team's name to be the biggest text on the front in every International match. The sponsor logo can go anywhere else

[u/rmk_1808]

Hope Vimal Elaichi Pan masala does not become our next sponsor I know tobacco advt rules are strict but it hasn't stopped them from the non stop TV Ads

[u/gpranav25 → u/rmk_1808]

Surrogate marketing is a plague

[u/astrochimp88 → u/rmk_1808]

On a hindsight it's a good thing, cause given the sponsor record they will go bust in few years, and hence will bring a dip in the pan masala epidemic

[u/dabyss9908 → u/astrochimp88]

New strategy: Pray for bad companies to sponsor BCCI, and hope they go bust and follow the trend.

[u/rakeshmali981 → u/rmk_1808]

They are not that rich so don't worry. The next thing might be jio or adani I guess. I'd be happy if the next sponsor is a vehicle brand like Mahindra, Tata, Hero or Bajaj.

[u/ResearcherLatter1148 → u/rakeshmali981]

Dude they literally hired Ajay Devgn, Akshay Kumar and freaking SRK for their ads. They might be more rich than we think.

[u/thesillyawkward → u/ResearcherLatter1148]

That's because they sorta have to. Gambling companies, Alcohol companies etc always spend A LOT on talent. Sponsoring Indian team with a multi-year deal is a different gravy tho.

[u/WeLivInSociety → u/ResearcherLatter1148]

didn't they hire james bond years back

[u/mk235176 → u/rmk_1808]

Gazprom, Russian oil company

AI/Startup that'll close in few months

[u/Blitz_GB]

Honestly their jersey will probably look cleaner - Similar to Chelsea FC who have no sponsors on the front of their jerseys

[u/Helixdust]

So I'm finally gonna see the jersey without sponsor on it? Fuck yesss

[u/SouthTurbulent33 → u/Helixdust]

That Jersey during the WTC 2023 final was beautiful - just India and the Adidas logo

[u/gpranav25]

Good

[u/pineapplesuit7]

Watch them get a pan masala sponsor next. They only know how to pick the worst ones.

[u/shan8tanu → u/pineapplesuit7]

Star, Oppo, Sahara were pretty good sponsors tbh, even if you disagree. Let's not get so negative at everything, it's just a sponsor

[u/gpranav25 → u/shan8tanu]

Blud included Sahara and thought we wouldn't notice 😂

[u/vpunt → u/shan8tanu]

Sahara?!? 😯

[u/sah_96 → u/vpunt]

It's a shame finding out how shady that company was and how many people got cheated out of their money. But at the same time I find that Sahara ICT jersey both iconic and nostalgic.

[u/pyrso1729 → u/sah_96]

idk how that makes it a good sponsor, nostalgia is purely because you were young then and iconic because India won a lot of games wearing it

[u/Vivaan977 → u/sah_96]

that plus i miss “sahara force india f1 team”

[u/ayowhatinlol → u/sah_96]

Thats because you miss that time, dont be blinded by nostalgia, sahara was crap 😂

[u/Puzzman]

Not as bad for Dream 11 as I thought.

Deal was due to expire next July anyway and no break fee payable as it’s due to govt action.

[u/everyoneisapotato]

OMG!! BCCI will go bankrupt now 😱

[u/thereisnosuch]

Cant wait for a tobacco company to sponsor the team.

[u/Sumeru88]

Very good. Let’s now pull out of Asia Cup instead of playing without sponsors.

[u/Naadamaya]

Time for Ola to sponsor and can't wait for Bhavish to put his face on the Indian jersey.

[u/SouthTurbulent33]

This means no more "My11Circle mein aaja" ads every 5 minutes during matches, right? If so, I'm all for it

Edit - read a Cricinfo article that said My11Circle has been hit too.

[u/AbdussamiT]

Not a problem for a massive team like India.

[u/superpowerpinger]

Dream is over.

[u/ChicagoNurture]

This is good news.

[u/ruenigma]

GPay or Google #justHunch

[u/mk235176]

Please get back to Pepsi as a sponsor, Pepsi ads were so cool back in 2000s

[u/TheCricketAnimator]

Time for la mesiah Super Kings Academy to come in clutch

[u/Eastern_Meet_5947 → u/TheCricketAnimator]

Haha

How about circular logos from all IPL team owners surrounding the India name on the front like a emblem

[u/SimpleAd9687]

Dang it Dream11 had a nice ring for all the memes! Knowing BCCI they will line up some tobacco chewing company as the shirt sponsor … lol

[u/Brad_shaw82]

Relax, nothing to worry. We have Jay shah, he will take care of everything. He's our "Bobsy the king".