: The Cricket Board of India has announced that it will leave Chinese smartphone company Vivo as the title sponsor of the Indian Premier League (IPL) this year.
The decision comes amid growing anti-Chinese sentiment in India in the wake of their shared border clash in June. Twenty Indian soldiers were killed.
The cricket board was under criticism for not leaving the firm as a sponsor due to tensions.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said in a small statement that it had decided to "suspend" its partnership with Vivo by 2020 without giving details.
Other IPL sponsors - Paytm, a digital payment company, Swiggy - a food delivery application, and Dream 11 - an online fantasy league - are also associated with Chinese-based Internet companies.
Meanwhile, India has also recently taken steps to ban 59 popular Chinese apps including Tikkok in the country.
Earlier this month, the Cricket Board announced that the tournament would be held in the United Arab Emirates from September 19
: On 10 November, 53 IPL matches including the final will be played in Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi.
The Twenty20 competition, which originally began on March 29, was postponed due to the coronovirus epidemic.
It is one of the richest tournaments in the world, attracting some of the biggest names in the game. The teams are owned by business tycoons and Bollywood celebrities, who pay millions to buy and sell players for their teams.
Vivo company more information
Vivo Communication Technology Company Limited is a Chinese technology company owned by BBK Electronics that designs and develops smartphones, smartphone accessories, software and online services. BBK Electronics also has Oppo, Realme and OnePlus. The company develops software for its phones distributed through its Vivo App Store, including their proprietary, Android-based operating system, the
Funtouch OS.
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