BYJU's jersey contract with BCCI extended till March 2023

The Indian cricket team will continue to have BYJUs as the official jersey sponsor till March 2023. In addition to the BCCI, the Apex Council also ratified the decision. An end to the agreement was expected after the ongoing series between India and Sri Lanka. “The agreement has been renewed for another year. It would have ended after the current series,” a BCCI member said.

BCCI had given BYJUs the jersey sponsorship earlier in 2019. Moreover, the BCCI said that the organization was delighted to have India's foremost learning app on board as the national team's official sponsor.

“BYJU’S will be taking over all obligations of the current team sponsor OPPO mobiles India private limited. The BCCI is pleased to welcome India’s leading education and learning app BYJU’S as the official Team India sponsor from 5th September 2019 until 31st March 2022,” the BCCI had said when BYJUs came on board in 2019.

India are currently playing a 2-match Test series against Sri Lanka. Rohit & Co. routed Sri Lanka by an innings and 222 runs in the first Test in Mohali, which was also former skipper Virat Kohli’s 100th Test. Earlier, the Men in Blue swept the 3-match T20I series against the Lankan Lions 3-0, extending their winning streak in T20Is to 12 games, which is equal to Afghanistan’s 12 consecutive wins. India will face Sri Lanka in the 2nd Test on March 12th in Bengaluru.

Meanwhile, Axar Patel has also returned to the Indian squad for the 2nd Test against Sri Lanka. He replaces left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav, who has been released from the squad. The Indian team did not field Kuldeep in the first Test, relying instead on Jayant Yadav as their third spinner. R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja took 15 wickets between them, while Jayant went wicketless in both innings. In case India continues to go with a three-spinner attack, Axar should replace Jayant Yadav in the XI.