Bengaluru: Mobile Premier League (MPL), Asia’s largest esports and skill gaming platform, today announced a partnership with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for a period of two years as a Principal Sponsor.
The partnership will see MPL continue to be featured on the RCB kit for the upcoming edition of the T20 tournament this year, as well as the 2022 edition. MPL began its association with RCB in the 2020 T20 edition, played in the UAE, according to a release here on Tuesday.
MPL Senior Vice President, Growth and Marketing Abhishek Madhavan, speaking on the occasion said, “We are glad to extend our association with RCB for two more years. Last year’s partnership was fruitful for both RCB and MPL. With our Brand Ambassador Virat Kohli leading a strong RCB side, we are confident that the team will have a good season this year too. Bangalore is MPL’s home base and we are proud to partner with this city’s Cricket team.”
Speaking about the partnership, Rajesh V Menon, Vice President & Head of Royal Challengers Bangalore said, “We are delighted to have Mobile Premier League as one of our key jersey partners again for this season and the next. MPL and RCB share a common ethos of being at the forefront of creating cutting edge mobile gaming experiences and engaging content platforms respectively and this partnership combines the power of both to further create heightened levels of engagement for our fans.”