Vivo has pulled out from the Indian Premier League 2020 sponsorship.

Vivo will not be title sponsors for the IPL tournament that is to be held from September 19, 2020, to November 10, 2020, in the United Arab Emirates.

Vivo will not be title sponsors for the IPL tournament that is to be held from September 19, 2020, to November 10, 2020, in the United Arab Emirates.The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Vivo Mobile India Pvt Ltd have mutually decided to temporarily pause their partnership for the Indian Premier League in 2020. The Vivo spokesperson also stated that the association might resume in the 2021 IPL. The decision was made due to a backlash on social media about BCCI holding over Vivo's title sponsorship in the virtual meeting held on August 2, 2020. The BCCI floated a tender to invite a new title sponsor for the 2020 IPL match.

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