Rahul Johri, the CEO of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, on Thursday unveiled the new Indian team jersey and welcomed the official team sponsors Oppo to the Indian cricket family
BCCI CEO Rahul Johri (left) unveils the new Team India jersey with Oppo Mobile's president Sky Li. Pic/BCCI's Twitter acount
Rahul Johri, the CEO of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, on Thursday unveiled the new Indian team jersey with official team sponsors Oppo's name on the front of the t-shirt in Mumbai.
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The event was held in the presence of some top officials of the Chinese mobile phone firm including Oppo Mobile's president Sky Li.
Welcome to the Indian Cricket Family - @oppomobileindia #OPPO #TeamIndia - @RJohri pic.twitter.com/hDoLAq6XJn
— BCCI (@BCCI) May 4, 2017
The Indian men cricketers are to sport the new blue jersey during the ICC Champions Trophy tournament starting in England on June 1.
"India is the world's no. 1 ranked team and Oppo's faith in us shows their commitment to cricket as a whole and India, in particular," said Johri at the launch of the jersey along with the mobile firm's new product 'Selfie Expert F3'.
"I am confident we will work together to help cricket grow. It's a perfect marriage," he added.
Voila!
— OPPO Mobile India (@oppomobileindia) May 4, 2017
Take a look at Team India's new jersey. What do you think about it?@BCCI #OPPOF3 #SelfieExpert pic.twitter.com/NCJvDRu6bN
@BCCI CEO Mr. Rahul Johri with Mr. Sky Li, Global VP & President of OPPO India & the audience!
— OPPO Mobile India (@oppomobileindia) May 4, 2017
Lovely selfies with the #OPPOF3 #SelfieExpert pic.twitter.com/pvHPoIXyIf
Mr. Rahul Johri, CEO of @BCCI & Mr. Sky Li, Global Vice - President and President of OPPO India reveal the new jersey of Team India.#OPPOF3 pic.twitter.com/axfV705Fwv
— OPPO Mobile India (@oppomobileindia) May 4, 2017
Oppo and the BCCI had signed a five-year team sponsorship deal worth Rs 1,079 crore which was announced by the Board on March 7 with the contract commencing on April 1.
"Oppo put in a record bid of Rs 1,079 crore for five years. This is almost five times the previous bid (Star India's). The second highest bid was from Vivo which was 768 crore," Johri had said on March 7.
Diana Edulji, a member of the Supreme Court-mandated BCCI's Committee of Administrators, was among those present at the jersey launch along with two of the Board's General Managers - Prof. Ratnakar Shetty and Dr M V Sridhar.
Now comes the crucial wait to see if BCCI will send an Indian team for the Champions Trophy 2017,
(With Agency Inputs)