After IPL, Tata bags title rights for WPL

New Delhi, Feb 21: Tata Group on Tuesday bagged the title rights for the inaugural Women’s Premier League beginning in Mumbai on March 4.
“I am delighted to announce the #TataGroup as the title sponsor of the inaugural #WPL. With their support, we’re confident that we can take women’s cricket to the next level,” BCCI secretary Jay Shah tweeted.
The financials of the deal was not revealed.
A BCCI source said that Tata has secured the rights for five years. Tata had last year replaced Vivo as the title sponsor for the IPL.
The first edition will be played in Mumbai across two venues – Brabourne Stadium and DY Patil Stadium.
The sale of media rights had fetched the BCCI Rs 951 crore and the five teams were sold for Rs 4700 crore.
At Rs 3.40 crore, Indian opener Smriti Mandhana was the most expensive buy at the auction. (PTI)