TATA is the title sponsor of the Women’s Premier League: BCCI

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), on Tuesday, named Tata as the title sponsor for the inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL). TATA, thereby, happens to be the title sponsor, now for both the Indian Premier League (IPL) and the WPL.

The tender documents for bagging the title rights were up for grabs until February 9 and as per a BCCI statement, "The detailed terms and conditions governing the tender process including eligibility requirements, process for submissions of bids, rights, and obligations of the title sponsor, etc. are contained in the 'Request for Proposal' ("RFP") which will be made available on receipt of payment of a non-refundable fee of INR 1,00,000 (Indian Rupees One Lakh Only) plus any applicable Goods and Services Tax. The procedure to procure the RFP documents is enlisted in Annexure A to this notice. The RFP will be available for purchase till February 9, 2023."

If reports are to be believed, TATA Sons will have the title rights for the five years of the tournament. Earlier, Tata had become the title sponsor of the IPL after VIVO backed out.

As far as the inaugural edition of the WPL is concerned, it is scheduled to get underway on Saturday, March 4. The opening game will be played between Gujarat Giants and Mumbai Indians at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Mumbai.