Twitter Lauds The Move To Replace Chinese Oppo With India's Byju
Updated - 18 Aug 2019, 06:10 PM
The Twitter family appreciated the move of the Board of Control for Cricket in India to replace Chinese sponsors Oppo with educational platform Byju. It is reported that Byju will replace Oppo from the Indian team jersey. The move is expected to come into effect after September. In fact, Team India will support the Oppo jersey till the West Indies tour. The Carribean tour will end on September 2 and then the change would be made.
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Meanwhile, Byju will be printed on the Indian team jersey when South Africa will tour India from September 15. Oppo, Chinese mobile company had won the rights to be the sponsors of the Indian team jersey for a five year period. They had won the bid for a whopping price of INR 1079 crores in 2017 and had beaten their rivals Vivo who had bid INR 768 crores.
India will have a new sponsor.
On the other hand, Oppo has decided to exit the contract as it is finding the cost to be extremely high and unsustainable, as reported by Times of India. Furthermore, the report states that the Board of Control for Cricket in India will also get the same amount from Byju. Hence, the Indian board will not incur any loss until the deal runs till 31st March 2022.
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Oppo was paying BCCI Rs 4.61 crore per bilateral match and Rs 1.56 crore for an ICC event match. Before that, STAR India used to pay Rs 1.92 crore per bilateral match and Rs 61 lakh for an ICC match.
Meanwhile, India was knocked out of the World Cup in the semifinal stage after a heartbreak loss to New Zealand in the semifinal. India will take on West Indies in three T20I, as many ODIs and two Test matches. The first T20I will take place in Florida on 3rd August.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Byju's as shirt sponsor of Indian cricket team and majority of matches going on during board exams is Apt.
Dad: Hope you are studying
Son: Yes dad, eyes on Byjus only.— Ultracrepiderian (@uninformer) July 25, 2019
That's a good brand to promote. From byjus learning for the students will be promoted.
— Sarthak Parmar (@parmar_sarthak) July 25, 2019
#oppo ?????? #byjus #ajinkyarahane #ViratKohli pic.twitter.com/LsB5hPJ0Eg
— Ajinkya Rahane (@AjinkyaRahane13) July 25, 2019
It's far better to see a desi start up (@BYJUS )name appearing in India cricket team jursey than a Chinese mobile maker.
Also let's think of promoting @makeinindia alongwith. @BCCI— Santanu Bhattacherje (@SantanuSpeaks) July 25, 2019
It's so Much good to hear that #byjus are replacing oppo on Indian Team kit and Jersey……Indian players will always support good education and also it's an Indian sponsor…….rather than Chinese oppo ……@BCCI @ICC @imVkohli @msdhoni @iamsrk ❤?❤
— RP (@RP_5_) July 25, 2019
With #byjus becoming the jersey sponsor of @BCCI ‘s #TeamIndia, another coaching term for @RaviShastriOfc can earn him the epithet of BYJU BEWRA. #justsaying #IndianCricketTeam #cricket
— Suvam Pal (@suvvz) July 25, 2019
@BYJUS #TeamIndia @BCCI #byjus pic.twitter.com/RylBpjZs2H
— Apple_Jack ? (@Being_a_medico) July 25, 2019
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