Dream 11 No longer a Sponsor for Indian Cricket Team, Asia Cup starts from 9 Sep.

Dream 11 has informed the BCCI that they won’t be able to Sponsor Team India anymore, From 9 September Asia Cup Tournament Begins.

Dream 11 Not Sponsoring Team India.

• Dream 11 was one of the leading online money gaming platforms Promoted by Popular celebrities. It had a valuation of $8 Billion and it had 800+ employees. Dream 11 was established in 2008 Co-Founded by Harsh Jain and Bhavitt sheth.
• The New Government Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill 2025 passed from both houses of parliament led to such consequences. The company revealed that they won’t be able to sponsor the team due to the reduction in revenue.
• Dream11 signed a three-year deal of ₹358 crore in July 2023 succeeding Byju’s e-learning Company. Dream11 also sponsors the Indian premiere league. Dream11 is not obliged to pay any penalty as the contract clearly mentions such situations. If government rules affect the business.

• The Country is divided into two parts on this subject both the sides weigh equally. Entrepreneur Anupam Mittal has commented that “In one shot, we killed a sector that pumped ₹27000 cr” and on the other hand there was an alarmingly rise in the number of Online Games involving money, leading to suicides in teenagers and general people.
• BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia stated to ANI, that Dream11 and BCCI are ending their partnership and took a resolve as to never sign a deal with such companies.
• "BCCI and Dream 11 are discontinuing their relationship after the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, was passed. BCCI will ensure not to indulge with any such organisations in future.” BCCI Secretary said. 

What all Companies Sponsored Team India in the past?

• Indian cricket team jerseys are a matter of pride and nostalgia as the jerseys are to be altered once again. Sahara Sponsored team India from 11 years. From 2001 to 2013, agreed to pay ₹3.34 crore per test, ODI and T20I. Due to Financial Issues it stopped sponsoring.
• After Sahara, Star India signed a four year deal. Paid ₹1.92 crore per bilateral match and ₹61 lakh in ICC matches. The company quit the partnership in 2017.Oppo mobiles india sponsored the team for from 2017 to 2019, they signed a deal for five years but ended the partnership before the completion. They signed a deal of a whopping ₹1,079 crore. Then Edutech company Byju’s took over but left the partnership due to internal issues in the company.