Asia Cup 2025: Team India's new sponsor-less jersey revealed

Team India is gearing up for the Asia Cup 2025 which begins in the UAE from September 9. The Men=in-Blue will take on UAE on September to kickstart the campaign.

Amid preparations, all-rounder Shivam Dube revealed India's new, sponsor-less jersey, which is a rare sight in modern-day cricket for the BCCI.

Dube posted pictures of himself in the new jersey, which features “INDIA” across the chest and the Asia Cup 2025 tournament logo, with the central sponsor spot conspicuously left blank.


This comes after the BCCI terminated its contract with Dream 11, who were Team India's jersey sponsors. Earlier in August, fantasy sports platform Dream11 parted ways with the Indian cricket team as its lead sponsor, following the Online Gaming Bill being passed in the Parliament last week. BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia confirmed the development, citing the Online Gaming Bill as the reason.

In 2023, the BCCI announced a deal with Dream11 as the lead sponsor for Team India. Dream11 replaced Byju's, whose contract ended in March that year, and had signed the agreement with BCCI for a period of three years.

Earlier this week, the BCCI invited fresh applications for the team’s lead sponsorship. The process to find a new partner is underway, with the last date to purchase the Invitation of Expression of Interest (IEOI) being September 12, and submission of bids set for September 16.

The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill aims to promote E-sports and online social games, while outlawing online money gaming. The Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha and in the Rajya Sabha last month.