'TATA' to Vivo! IPL gets new title sponsor
IPL 2022: The Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Brijesh Patel on Tuesday confirmed that TATA will replace VIVO as the title sponsor for the upcoming edition of the tournament.
"Yes, TATA will replace Vivo as the title sponsor," Patel told ANI. Vivo still has two years left in its sponsorship deal with the league and as a result, during this period, Tata will remain the main sponsor.
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IPL 2022 will have two new teams -- Sanjiv Goenka's RPSG Group for the Lucknow franchise and CVC Capital's Ahmedabad team. Both the teams have received formal clearance from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
The formal clearance was given after a meeting of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Governing Council on Tuesday and both Ahmedabad and Lucknow have also been given a time frame for player signing before the mega auction takes place.
This year, IPL will be having 10 teams. A mega auction is likely to be held in February. The retention process for the current 8 teams has been completed while the two new teams are set to sign players before the mega auction.
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