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Delhi High Court Asks Airtel to Change IPL T20 Ads

15Apr By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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Delhi High Court Asks Airtel to Change IPL T20 Ads

Bharti Airtel has been asked to change its Indian Premier League advertising campaign by Delhi High Court after allegation from Reliance Jio Infocomm declaring the ad campaign to be 'misleading', 'deceptive' and 'misrepresentative'.The company has argued that the content will incur data charges for the plan, hence it's not free unlike it is being stated as in the "ad campaign". In the Airtel promoted advertisement, it is being popularised that users can access T20 cricket coverage "live and free" for which all they need is a 4G Airtel SIM to download the TV app and get access to a virtual season of the coverage. "The deception and misinterpretation in the advertisement are aimed at enticing and luring the viewers to subscribe the defendant's telecom service (Airtel) and give it prefe...

Paytm Now Official Umpire Partner of IPL

13Mar By NitishNo Comments

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Paytm Now Official Umpire Partner of IPL

India's leading payment app company Paytm now the Official Umpire Partner for VIVO IPL for the next 5 Years. Before this collaboration Paytm also signed up as a Title Sponsor of India Cricket till 2019. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today announced its association with Paytm as the Official Umpire Partner of the VIVO Indian Premier League for the next five years. Speaking on the development, Mr. Rajeev Shukla, Chairman of the IPL, said, “Paytm are presently the Title Sponsors of India Cricket and the relationship has now been extended to the IPL. Both Paytm and BCCI share a strong bond and we will continue to provide great value to Paytm.” Mr. Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder and CEO of Paytm, said, “We are delighted to be the IPL Umpire Partner for the next five y...

10 Most Expensive and Unsold Players of IPL 2018

27Jan By RishabhNo Comments

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10 Most Expensive and Unsold Players of IPL 2018

The first day of IPL Auction 2018 has ended and England all-rounder Ben Stokes has captured all eyes by going with a bidding for Rs 12.50 crore. Here is a list of 10 cricket players who received highest bidding and some who didn't get so lucky today. Highest Paid Players Ben Stokes was also the most expensive player in the 2017, but this year the amount is 2 crore shorter than the previous year. In 2017 he received a bid of Rs 14.5 crore. Second position is a tie between KL Rahul(Team: Kings XI Punjab) and Manish Pandey(Team: Sunrisers Hyderabad)- their bid amount Rs 11 Crore each. For the third position in the maximum sellouts, Chris Lynn, booked himself for Rs 9.6 crore. Team: Kolkata Knight Riders For the fourth position,...

IPL Auction Update: Stokes, Starc get Huge Bids, Gayle Goes Unsold

27Jan By PriyankaNo Comments

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IPL Auction Update: Stokes, Starc get Huge Bids, Gayle Goes Unsold

Controversial England all-rounder Ben Stokes expectedly triggered a bidding war before going to Rajasthan Royals for Rs 12.50 crore but West Indian swashbuckler Chris Gayle went unsold after the opening round of the IPL auctions, here today. Gayle, an established T20 player, surprisingly found no bidders despite being a big draw for around last seven seasons of the cash-rich league. Australia pacer Mitchell Starc was bought for Rs 9.40 crore by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) while Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) got lucky getting Ashwin for Rs 7.60 crore. It was another big pay day for Stokes, who was bought for Rs 14.5 crore by Rising Pune Supergiants during the last auctions, and proved to be a worthy buy with his all-round performances taking the team to the final. There were multip...