BKT Tires’ fuels its boundless passion for sports with six team association in upcoming T-20 League

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BKT Tires collaborates with Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals for Season 2020

India, August 31, 2020 (GNI): Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT Tires), the Indian multinational group and global player in the Off-Highway tire market has just announced that it will be sponsoring six teams in the upcoming T-20 league for Season 2020, namely Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals.

BKT has already been promoting this sport by supporting the KFC Big Bash League (BBL) based on an agreement with Cricket Australia. Whether it is about cricket, football, or the amazing stunts at Monster Jam – BKT loves sport because it fully reflects its corporate philosophy: commitment and determination, the joy of achieving goals, the feeling of satisfaction and contentment when being rewarded for all efforts aiming at always higher and greater ambitions.

In particular, BKT has been supporting Indian sports, since it never forgets its origins. The company had for instance a partnership with Patna Pirates, Puneri Paltan, Tamil Thalaivas, U Mumba, Gujarat Fortune Giants, U.P Yoddha, Dabang Delhi, and Haryana Steelers Kabaddi in the 2019 season – eight out of twelve teams of the Pro Kabaddi League.

“Cricket is a very popular sport in India. Everyone loves the game, and we at BKT are unstoppable when it is about sport. We are pleased and excited to be a part of an event that is much followed in our home country. We believe in sharing values such as resolution, fairplay, persistence, and self-confidence as well as the awareness of one’s limits. We are a keen supporter of several national sports all around the globe, but it fills me with immense pleasure that we are now supporting such a significant sporting event of India,” Mr Rajiv Poddar, Joint Managing Director of BKT, said.

Many are the sporting events that the multinational group from India supports and follows actively all over the world. BKT has been the Official and Exclusive Tire Manufacturer for Monster Jam, the thrilling American motor show, since 2014. BKT has also been title sponsor of several European football competitions, including the Serie BKT, the B football league in Italy, the Ligue 2 in France, and last but not least, the company has become Official Global Partner of LaLiga, the top tier Spanish football division. All sport events are selected based on a precise strategy aiming at greater user proximity and increased brand awareness, assisted by IMG Reliance, the exclusive sports consulting agency for BKT in India.

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About BKT: Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT) is a tire manufacturing company based in India. The BKT group manufactures an extensive and modern range of off-highway tires specifically for vehicles operating in agricultural, industrial, earthmoving, mining, port, ATV and gardening industries. BKT’s innovative solutions are designed to meet the most demanding ranges of use and entail over 2,700 different products sold in more than 160 countries worldwide. Visit the website www.bkt-tires.com

About BKT sponsorships: Ligue 2 BKT has been Group’s most recent sport Title Sponsorship, in cooperation with Ligue de Football Professionel, the organization promoting French football competitions. The agreement became effective in July 2020.

Thanks to an agreement announced in August 2019, the company is Official Global Partner of LaLiga, the popular Spanish football championship promoted by Liga de Fútbol Profesional.

Serie BKT is the result of a three-yearly Title Sponsorship Agreement undersigned in 2018 with Lega Nazionale Professionisti B, the entity governing the Italian second league soccer championship.

Dating back to 2018 is also the three-yearly partnership with KFC Big Bash League (BBL) thanks to an agreement with Cricket Australia, the organization promoting all events around this sport within the country. Long-established is the alliance with the American Monster Jam show, for which BKT has been the Official and Exclusive Tire Manufacturer since 2014. BKT has developed an extraordinarily resistant purpose-built tire being fitted on the monster trucks during the over 300 Monster Jam stages worldwide. Download link:
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