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    "editor1": "<p>Mumbai, March 7 (CRICKETNMORE):The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday named OPPO Mobiles India Private Limited as the new team sponsor for the national team.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;The mobile manufacturing giant OPPO&#39;s association with BCCI will start from April 2017 for a period of five years,&quot; the BCCI said in a statement.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>OPPO takes the place of Star India, whose contract runs till March 31.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;OPPO Mobiles India Pvt Ltd., has won the sponsorship rights for Team India through a tender process today. The Team India sponsorship rights are for a period of five years and have been acquired at Rs. 1079.29 crore,&quot; read the statement.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;The bids were opened today (Tuesday) in the presence of a Committee of Administrators (COA) representatives -- Diana Edulji, BCCI officials and the bidders through a tender process at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/ravichandran-ashwin-spins-india-to-series-levelling-win--24533\">Also Read: Ravichandran Ashwin spins India to series-levelling win<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>During the five years of OPPO&#39;s association with BCCI, the Indian team will play 14 home series and 20 overseas series, which would also include the International Cricket Council&#39;s (ICC) Champions Trophy, ICC Cricket World Cup and the World T20 events.&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Commenting on the association, BCCI CEO Rahul Johri said: &quot;On behalf of the BCCI, I would like to congratulate OPPO Mobiles India Pvt Ltd., on winning the rights and welcome them to the BCCI family.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;OPPO today, joins our other prominent sponsors like PayTM, PepsiCo, Hyundai and Janalakshmi Financial Services. OPPO Mobiles and the BCCI share a common vision and I am confident that we will work together to further grow Indian cricket,&quot; he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>OPPO Mobiles global Vice President Sky Lee said the game of cricket is much more than just a sport for the Indians and hoped that the brand reaches new heights after associating with the Indian team.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Cricket in India isn&#39;t just a sport, it is also a way of life, a culture, even a religion. OPPO is the most adorable youth centralised brand, we aim at reaching new heights alongside the Indian cricket team. Indeed as a smartphone brand OPPO has become a favourite brand among young people, today more than 100 million young people across the world are using OPPO camera phones,&quot; he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>However, according to media reports, Star India decided not to renew the contract due to the recent administrative problems within the BCCI.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Star had won the rights to be the team sponsor in 2013 after Sahara&#39;s bid was found to be ineligible.<\/p>\r\n",
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