India, Sept. 17 -- Apollo Tyres has won the race to be Team India's new front-of-shirt sponsor till March 2028. Sources have revealed this deal to be valued at around Rs.579 crore, well surpassing Dream11's Rs.358 crore deal. Notably, Dream11's contract (2023-26) was terminated prematurely owing to the new Online Gaming legislation that effectively prohibited real-money gaming in India.

With this deal surpassing the previous sponsors by about 62%, here is a look at the top three jersey sponsor deals that the BCCI has secured so far.

1. Oppo (2017-22), Rs.1,079 crore: This was a five-year deal, which was subsequently transferred to BYJU'S in 2019 under similar commercial terms.

2. Apollo Tyres (2025-28), Rs.579 crore: The incoming lead ...