BCCI invites bids to replace Dream11 as national team lead sponsor

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has invited bids from entities to acquire the national team lead sponsor rights on Tuesday.

The board announced the release of an Invitation for Expression of Interest (IEOI), which provides the detailed terms and conditions governing the submission and evaluation of bids.

The last date to purchase IEOI documents is September 12, while the deadline for submission of bid documents is set for September



16.

Last month, BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia confirmed to News Agency that the board’s association with fantasy sports company Dream11 had ended after the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill 2025 was passed in both houses of Parliament, and deliberations over finding a new lead sponsor are ongoing.

Dream11 had signed a three-year deal worth Rs 358 crore in July 2023 to replace edtech company Byju’s as the lead sponsor of the Indian cricket team.