The Indian Premier League is the biggest T20 cricketing league on the planet right now, and many brands wish to associate themselves with the IPL. The BCCI launched the competition back in the year 2008, a year after the Indian cricket team won the ICC T20 World Cup 2007.
In the inaugural season of the Indian Premier League, there were eight franchises, namely Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kings XI Punjab, Delhi Daredevils, Deccan Chargers, Rajasthan Royals and Kolkata Knight Riders. DLF was the first title sponsor of the league. A few years later, the BCCI decided to add two more teams – Pune Warriors India and Kochi Tuskers Kerala. However, they exited the tournament soon.
Even the Deccan Chargers left after the 2012 season, and they were replaced by the Sunrisers Hyderabad. In 2016 and 2017, Gujarat Lions and Rising Pune Supergiant replaced Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals for two seasons. From 2018 to 2021, the league featured eight teams, and now in 2022 again, there will be a ten team competition, with Lucknow and Ahmedabad joining the league.
Apart from DLF, Pepsi, Vivo and Dream11 have been Indian Premier League sponsors. Now, Vivo has pulled out and handed over the rights to Tata. “Vivo has exited and the Tatas will be title sponsors,” IPL Chairman Brijesh Patel said earlier today.
How Twitterati reacted to Tata IPL 2022 news
The news has been welcomed by fans who previously demanded that an Indian company should sponsor the league. Here are the top Twitter reactions to the latest development regarding Indian Premier League :
Tata replaces Vivo as IPL sponsors, which is going to be confusing.
— Abhishek Mukherjee (@ovshake42) January 11, 2022
Every time they say “Tata IPL” it may or mean the tournament is over.
Tata IPL: AB deVilliers did it first.
— an | rahane stan acc (@dukhdardpeedha) January 11, 2022
I have been a long-time admirer of the group and like the sound of #TataIPL
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) January 11, 2022
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Now That IPL Will Be Tata IPL , Waiting For Aakash Chopra To Say This When a Batsman Gets Out
— Kashid Raina 🇮🇳 (@ImKashidRaina) January 11, 2022
Aur Ye Batsman Tata IPL Mein Apne Innings Ko Tata Bye Bye Karte Huye.#AakashChopra #KashidRaina pic.twitter.com/roLnEUUYuP
DLF IPL : 2️⃣ / VIVO IPL : 2️⃣
— DHONI Trends™ (@TrendsDhoni) January 11, 2022
2022 TATA IPL 🦁🔥#IPL2022 | #WhistlePodu | @MSDhoni pic.twitter.com/BTcZgr1VTZ
Tata IPL #IPL2022
— 𝙰𝚔𝚍𝚊𝚜 𝙷𝚊𝚢𝚊𝚝 (@Akdas_Hayat) January 11, 2022
We all are grew up
From here to here pic.twitter.com/UO5fcrYt0C
TATA are the new title sponsor of Indian Premier League!#TataIPL #Tata #IPL #indianpremierleague #BCCI #IPL2022 #Vivo pic.twitter.com/gv0HxI4qKa
— The Indian Sports (@TheIndianSport3) January 11, 2022
TATA will be the new sponsor of #IPL2022
— DEBARATI (@DebAnu2002) January 11, 2022
So say ‘ta ta’ to Vivo 😂 like #MSDhoni 😍#IPLAuction2022 #TataIPL pic.twitter.com/FPWW9cvgwV
I will be really upset if fours and sixes in the IPL are not branded Tata Assault.
— Abhishek Mukherjee (@ovshake42) January 11, 2022
A quick single, maybe a Tata Steal?
