Staff correspondent :<\/p>\n
Robi Axiata Limited, one of the country’s largest<\/p>\n
mobile network operators, has claimed the sponsorship rights of the
\nBangladesh national cricket team for three and half years.<\/p>\n
In this regard, the mobile company and the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB)
\nstruck a deal at the BCB headquarters at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket
\nStadium in Mirpur today. According to the agreement, Robi would pay Tk. 50
\ncrore for the contract, which runs from February this year to July 2027.<\/p>\n
“BCB is delighted to have Robi as the sponsor of our national cricket team.
\nWe hope Bangladesh cricket would reach new heights through this partnership,”
\nBCB CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury said here today.<\/p>\n
Robi replaced Daraz to be the Bangladesh’s new sponsor. BCB’s two-and-a-half-
\nyear deal with Daraz came to an end on November, 30 last year after which the
\ncountry’s cricket apex body has been looking to rope in new sponsor.<\/p>\n
Before Daraz, Robi was the title sponsor of the national team, as it signed a
\ntwo-year contract with BCB for Tk. 41.41 crore in 2015. Their contract was
\nrenewed in 2017 which was to continue till the 2019 World Cup but Robi
\ndecided to cut short the sponsorship deal on August of 2018.<\/p>\n
One of main reasons to cut short the deal was believed to national players’
\npersonal agreement with their rival mobile network operators.<\/p>\n
This time they set a condition that no players including the captain and
\nvice-captain would contract a deal with other mobile companies.<\/p>\n
“Those who at this moment are contracted with the other telecom companies can
\nrun it but once it is expired, they can’t renew the contract,” BCB CEO added.<\/p>\n
“The players, however, can strike a deal with the other companies, apart from
\nmobile network operators. This has been the important aspects of the contract
\nand we accepted it. We don’t think it would create any problem,” he said.<\/p>\n
It is learnt that the sponsor money is less than what BCB secured from Daraz.
\nEven Robi’s previous deal in 2015 and 2017 was better than the present
\ncontract.<\/p>\n
The BCB CEO termed the agreement with the Robi as ‘good’ for them,
\nconsidering the other aspects.<\/p>\n
“We think it is a better contract than the other contracts, considering the
\npresent perspectives and other aspects. We have also talked to the other
\nsponsors who were willing to ink a deal. But what we understand is that
\nRobi’s deal is better than the others,” the CEO said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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