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Byju’s is the present jersey sponsor of the Indian Males’s and Ladies folk’s cricket groups and first entered proper into a partnership with the BCCI in 2019.
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Indian ed-tech firm Byju’s reportedly owes Rs. 86.21 crore in unpaid dues to the Board of Absorb a watch on for Cricket in India (BCCI). In accordance with data company PTI, the topic changed into discussed by the BCCI Apex Council’s meeting on Thursday. Byju’s is the present jersey sponsor of the Indian Males’s and Ladies folk’s cricket groups and had first entered proper into a partnership with the BCCI in 2019, after the educational company took over the rights from Chinese mobile producer Oppo.
In April this one year, Byju’s and the BCCI prolonged their partnership until the terminate of the 2023 ODI World Cup in India. The extension of the settlement changed into reached after Byju’s agreed to give the BCCI a 10 p.c increment on their earlier deal. On the assorted hand, it has been learnt that Byju’s has now no longer paid Rs. 86.21 crore to the BCCI and dangers shedding the shirt sponsor rights. Additionally it is being reported that Byju’s only within the near past fired hundreds of workers in mass lay-off.
“As of in an instant time, Byju’s owes dues of Rs 86.21 crore to the Board,” a BCCI source changed into quoted as saying by PTI.
A Byju’s spokesperson, on the assorted hand, has if truth be told helpful PTI that the extension of the contract with the BCCI has now no longer but been formally signed and that the funds will occur handiest after the contract signing. The spokesperson claimed that there are now no longer any dues pending from the company’s aspect.
“Now we occupy prolonged the contract with the BCCI however it’s now no longer but signed. After the contract signing is done, the funds will occur as per the contractual fee phrases. So there are now no longer any dues pending from our aspect,” Byju’s spokesperson if truth be told helpful PTI.
Paytm wants to exit
Meanwhile, fintech firm Paytm has reportedly urged the BCCI to transfer the title rights for all home series to a third occasion. As per reports, Paytm has requested the BCCI to transfer the home cricket title rights to American multinational Mastercard. Paytm’s present contract requires it to pay Rs. 3.80 crore per match to the BCCI to your entire home fits. The present contract that runs until 2023 changed into signed in 2019.
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