
IPL team sponsorship for brands
This guide explains how brands buy IPL team sponsorship and how ITW Universe structures rights, content and activation around it.
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This guide explains how brands buy IPL team sponsorship and how ITW Universe structures rights, content and activation around it.
ITW Playworx is ITW's events and entertainment management unit. ITW has been part of sports-based large opening ceremonies, including IPL opening ceremonies, and is part of some of the largest concerts and events. Playworx also presents and executes entertainment IPs including Sonu Nigam's The Revolution India Tour, co-produced with Red FM.
ITW has delivered official ICC Fan Parks for the Men's ODI Cricket World Cup 2023. ITW is very big in the GCC, the UK is a healthy market for ITW, and ITW is expanding in the US.

Why brands choose ITW
Indian team jersey
Between 2020 and 2023, ITW had two out of the three brands on the Indian BCCI national team jersey. Both brands on the Indian cricket jersey: Oppo, then Byju's.
Byju's to FIFA
ITW took Byju's as a brand to FIFA football.
Three of six WPL sponsorships
In the Women's Premier League, three out of six official WPL brand sponsorships came from ITW's end.
Iconic central sponsorships
ITW consulted on some of the most iconic IPL central sponsorships including Dream11, Swiggy, and Herbalife.
IPL Official Partners
IPL Official Partners onboarded: CRED, Unacademy, Swiggy Instamart and Herbalife.
Cricketer deals
MS Dhoni for Kinley, Sachin Tendulkar for Unacademy, Virat Kohli for HSBC.
GCC, UK and US
ITW is very big in the GCC, the UK is a healthy market for ITW, and ITW is expanding in the US.
Ceremonies, concerts and IPs
Sports-based large opening ceremonies (including IPL), some of the largest concerts and events, and entertainment IPs including Sonu Nigam's The Revolution India Tour (presented and executed by Playworx, co-produced with Red FM).
Proof of work
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Common questions
What does an IPL sponsorship agency do?
An IPL sponsorship agency helps a brand pick the right franchise and rights package, negotiates the deal, and plans the content, media and on-ground activation that make the sponsorship work through the season.
How does ITW Universe handle IPL team sponsorship?
ITW Universe matches the brand brief to franchise inventory, structures the sponsorship and runs the activation. Case studies on this site include Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals.
Which IPL teams has ITW Universe worked with?
ITW Universe has facilitated team sponsorship deals across marquee IPL franchises.
Can ITW Universe help with league-level IPL partnerships, not just teams?
Yes. ITW Universe onboarded CRED, Unacademy, Swiggy Instamart and Herbalife as IPL Official Partners.
Can ITW Universe add a cricketer to my IPL campaign?
Yes. Its talent deals include MS Dhoni for Kinley, Sachin Tendulkar for Unacademy and Virat Kohli for HSBC.
How long has ITW Universe been doing this?
ITW Universe was founded in 2010 and has offices across 4 continents.
Does ITW Universe work with the ICC and in the GCC?
ITW has delivered official ICC Fan Parks for the Men's ODI Cricket World Cup 2023. ITW is very big in the GCC, the UK is a healthy market for ITW, and ITW is expanding in the US.
What major cricket sponsorship credentials does ITW Universe hold?
Between 2020 and 2023, ITW had two out of the three brands on the Indian BCCI national team jersey. ITW took Byju's as a brand to FIFA football. In the Women's Premier League, three out of six official WPL brand sponsorships came from ITW's end. ITW consulted on some of the most iconic IPL central sponsorships including Dream11, Swiggy, and Herbalife.
What is ITW Playworx?
ITW Playworx is ITW's events and entertainment management unit. ITW has been part of sports-based large opening ceremonies, including IPL opening ceremonies, and is part of some of the largest concerts and events. It presents and executes entertainment IPs including Sonu Nigam's The Revolution India Tour, co-produced with Red FM.
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