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April 18, 2008

Kingfisher Airlines Umpire Partner DLF IPL

In IPL match,Kingfisher Airlines will be Umpire Partner for DLF IPL Team



As per the agreement, Kingfisher Airlines will receive branding on the Umpires’ Uniform including their shirts and hats during the DLF IPL, along with several other activation opportunities around the property.

The DLF Indian Premier League announced that Kingfisher Airlines has bagged the rights to being the Official Umpire Partner for the league and will also sponsor all Third Umpire decisions during the fifty nine action packed games in the DLF Indian Premier League.

The Umpire Partnership deal is worth Rs. 106 crores for a five year period. As per the agreement, Kingfisher Airlines will receive branding on the Umpires’ Uniform including their shirts and hats during the DLF IPL, along with several other activation opportunities around the property .

Lalit Modi, Chairman and Commissioner, DLF Indian Premier League said, “I am very pleased to have the country’s premier 5-star airline Kingfisher join us as the Umpire Partner in an exclusive five-year deal. Kingfisher Airlines has a long association with a variety of sports at both the domestic and international level including Tennis, Formula 1, Polo and now Cricket. Their decision bears testimony to the fact that the DLF Indian Premier League is here to stay and is set to carve out a distinct niche for itself in the international cricket calendar.”

Dr. Vijay Mallya, Chairman & CEO, Kingfisher Airlines said, “We are delighted to extend our partnership with the DLF Indian Premier League with Kingfisher Airlines coming in as the official Umpire Partner. Our five-year association with the DLF Indian Premier League is further testimony of our commitment to building the Kingfisher Airlines brand through sports. The DLF Indian Premier League is a highly innovative concept and the Twenty20 format will undoubtedly take cricket’s popularity to a new high. Kingfisher Airlines will present the DLF IPL umpires in a completely new and modern style while retaining their critical role in the sport.”

Earlier Leading sports broadcaster Sony Max & World Sport Group had bagged DLF Indian Premier League’s global media and production rights for USD $ 1.026 billion. The exclusive Franchise rights for the eight city league were won by ShahRukh Khan’s Kolkata Knight Riders, Preity Zinta’s & Ness Wadia’s (Mohali), the Mumbai Indians, GMR’s Delhi Daredevils, UB Group’s The Royal Challengers of Bangalore, Indian Cements - Chennai Super Kings, Deccan Chronicle’s - Hyderabad Chargers and Emerging Media’s Jaipur Royals.

The DLF Indian Premier League is ready to kick off on April 18, with some high voltage action expected between ShahRukh Khan’s Kolkata Knight Riders and Dr. Vijay Mallya’s Royal Challengers of Bangalore at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. The DLF Indian Premier League will feature eight Franchises and will run for 44 days. Each Franchise will play others on a home and away basis with 7 matches at home. The top 4 Franchises in the league will contest the semi finals and the victorious semi finalists will meet in the Grand Final all over one weekend, which will be played out in Mumbai.

The inaugural season of the DLF Indian Premier League will showcase a grand total of 59 matches providing broadcasters and in-stadia spectators with 177 hours of live “family entertainment”, which will also be viewed by a significant international audience. All matches will be during late afternoon and evening to coincide with prime time for television and providing a convenient time for the stadium audience.

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Sri Lanka asks Pakistan to make way for IPL Team

Sri Lanka asks Pakistan to make way for Indian premier league.

Sri Lanka have asked Pakistan to re-schedule a proposed one-day international series in order to allow their players to take part in the Indian Premier League (IPL), a top official said here Monday. Chief executive of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Duleep Mendis said the team would tour Pakistan only if the dates did not clash with those of the IPL.

“We have told Pakistan that we are keen to help Pakistan only if it did not clash with the IPL,” Mendis told AFP.

Sri Lanka had offered to play in a short series of five one-day matches in Pakistan after Australia pulled out of a scheduled tour in March-April due to security concerns. However the dates proposed for the series in Pakistan (April 23 to May 5) were clashing with those of the money-spinning league, set to take place at various venues in India from April 18 to June 1.

The date clash resulted in some of the top Sri Lankan players contracted to the IPL threatening to skip the series. Mendis said SLC had already released players for the IPL and it would cause inconvenience if the Pakistan tour was to clash with the IPL. The Pakistan Cricket Board has said that it was willing to offer SLC 800,000 dollars for the five ODIs but only if they sent their full team.

Niranjan Shah, the Indian board secretary, had also telephoned SLC on Friday to note their displeasure over the Pakistan tour, SLC sources said. The IPL is a city-based tournament with eight teams bought by franchises who selected their respective line-ups via auction in Mumbai last month. The tournament will see international cricketers put aside their national allegiances to play for privately-owned teams for the first time ever.

Players have received huge pay packets, starting from 100,000 dollars for the first year, to take part in the 44-day, 59-match extravaganza.

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Akshay Kumar Delhi's IPL brand ambassador with sehwag

Akshay Kumar signs as Delhi's IPL brand ambassador

NEW DELHI: Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar signed on as the brand ambassador for Indian Premier League's (IPL) Delhi Daredevils team here on Monday.
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"I belong to Delhi and this my team. I always like cricket and I am a firm believer in sportsman spirit," said Akhsay.

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Daredevils captain Virender Sehwag and players Gautam Gambhir, Mohammed Asif and Shoaib Malik were present at the glittering ceremony.

MUMBAI: The Delhi franchise of Indian Premier League (IPL) Delhi Daredevils has roped in Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar as the brand ambassador.

In New Delhi, Kumar unveiled the playing uniforms for the team made by global sports brand adidas.


"I was born and brought up in Delhi. I am a huge cricket fan. It will be great to endorse cricket," said Kumar.

adidas India's MD Andreas Gellner said, "adidas is making sure that the Delhi Daredevils will look and feel cool on the field during the IPL, and this is purely owing to the kits that they will be sporting. Our endeavour is to see the Delhi Daredevils perform at their best and win in the 3-Stripes."


Daredevil's icon player and captain Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Shoaib Malik and Mohammed Asif were also present at the event.

Akshay Kumar, who will be representing the Delhi Daredevils in the IPL, has done so only because of his connection with the game when he was a Delhi boy.


Akshay’s secretary tells, “Akshay used to play cricket on the grounds near Red Fort and India Gate. It was his favourite sport during his Delhi days and so he will never forget it. Besides being an expert in martial arts he knows the basics of cricket very well.




Bollywood’s daredevil or a Delhiite? Bollywood action superstar Akshay Kumar made it clear on Monday that he is a pure Delhiite as his heart beats for Delhi when he was roped in as brand ambassador of the Indian Premier League's 'Delhi Daredevils' by the GMR Group the franchise owners of the team.

The Delhi-6 lad, as capital’s Chandni Chowk area popularly known as where Akshay was born and brought up, made a grand entry emerging from the dim light while unveiling Daredevils' attire in a red and black shirt with helmets and a willow on making a batting gesture.

"I am a pakka Dilliwalah since my heart beats for Delhi. I would like to thank the GMR Group for picking me as the first fan of Delhi Daredevils. I hope I would become a lucky mascot for the team," Akshay said during the ceremony.

On the occasion, the team’s website was also launched at the event. Arc Worldwide has developed the website that has host of innovative fan friendly features and shall be the one stop shop for all information on the Daredevils, from downloading unique wallpapers to blogging and it will be also the focal point of interaction during and after the league.

The high-adrenaline event also saw GMR Sports bringing together the likes of Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik, speedster Mohd. Asif and Delhi’s very own ace batsman Virender Sehwag, the captain of Daredevils and Gautam Gambhir.

Hero Honda will be the main sponsor of the Delhi Daredevils team, while Kingfisher and Religare are the associate sponsors. Adidas will sponsor the team‘s playing attire. Leo Burnett is the advertising agency that will manage their account.

Cricket and Bollywood are going hand in hand with the much-famed IPL countdown begins. IPL has had some big Bollywood names in the form of Sharukh Khan Juhi Chawla and Preity Zinta, among others. Now, GMR Sports has roped in Akshay Kumar as Brand Ambassador for the Delhi Daredevils team for the upcoming DLF Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament.

Addressing the mediapersons, Srinivas Bommidala, Chairman, GMR Sports, said, “GMR Group has a very close connection with Delhi. We are soon presenting Delhi a world-class facility airport. And with Delhi Daredevils, we want to take Indian sports to a new level.”

For bringing in Akshay as brand ambassador, Yogesh Shetty, CEO, GMR Sports, said, “Akshay Kumar’s daredevil personality suits with our team Delhi Daredevils. We are privileged to have him as the first fan of the team.”

Even now whenever he gets time from his hectic schedule he plays the game. He is a great fan of the team captain Virender Sehwag and is confident of his team.” Delhi Daredevils also includes Gautam Gambhir and Shoaib Malik.

In a news report, it was said that Akshay Kumar has openly challenged Shah Rukh’s Knight Riders in the tournament which is going to start from April 18.

Meanwhile, the Delhi team has launched its website www.delhidaredevils.com and at the launch, Akki displayed his martial arts skills.

We hope that Khiladi of Bollywood will be source of inspiration to the Daredevils.


The Delhi Daredevils has a fine balanced team that comprises the Delhi dasher Virender Sehwag (Captain), Gautam Gambhir, Manoj Tiwary, Mohammad Asif, Daniel Vettori, Dinesh Karthik, Shoaib Malik, Glenn McGrath, Abraham de Villiers, Tillekratne Dilshan, Farveez Maharoof, Amit Misra, Pradeep Sangwan, Brett Geeves, Rajat Bhatia, Shikhar Dhawan, Yo Mahesh, Mitthun Manhas, and Mayank Tehlan, while Greg Shepperd is the coach of the team.

The Delhi Daredevils will kick-off their campaign against the Rajasthan Royals at the Feroze Shah Kotla stadium on April 19.

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