Aman Gupta’s boat has publicly joking about the notorious India National Cricket Team “Jersey Curse” as BCCI is hunting a new sponsor after finishing the deal with the latest law just before the upcoming Asia Cup 2025 at the UAE.
The Indian audio veteran jokingly made fun of the fact that almost every previous sponsor faced a lot of trouble after sponsoring the national cricket team’s jersey. The boat posted on its official X handle how a new intern suggested that they sponsor the Indian cricket team jersey.
Boat made fun of notorious Indian cricket team Jersey curse
And they are exposing long history of troubles faced by previous sponsors. The post quickly went viral, with fans recalled the so -called “Jersey Zinc”, in which Sahara, Star India, Oppo, Bayju, Paytm, Micromax, and, recently hunted big names such as Dream 11.
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The boat posted on X (East Twitter) on 29 August: “This intern joined 3 days ago and said,” Why don’t we sponsor Team India’s cricket jersey? ” “Who is going to tell him?” However, he later removed the post from his X handle, but it had already gone viral to remind people of dramatic history.
Indian cricket team jersey “Zinc”
Speaking of the curse, Sahara, sponsor of the Indian team from 2001 to 2013, faced a serious regulator rift, and its president, Subrata Roy was also arrested in 2014. Disney -owned Star India, who replaced Sahara, was struggling with mistrust investigation and loss through Hotstar.
Then, Chinese smartphone veteran Oppo signed a deal of ₹ 1,079 crore with BCCI, but withdrawn early after poor returns and patent cases. Byju, once India’s largest Edtech Unicorn, failed to pay 158 crores to BCCI and faced insolvency petitions, regulatory investigation and large -scale retrenchment.
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Not only, Paytm was also struggling with disadvantages and regulatory issues, while Micromax collapsed under competition from Chinese brands. And now, Dream 11, the primary jersey sponsor of the Indian cricket team, ended his 358-crores deal after the online gaming bill, banning real-mani gaming advertisements in India.
This wire of controversies, financial troubles and legal obstacles has kept the story “Jersey Zinc” alive. Fans are joking that sponsoring the Indian cricket jersey can lead to bad luck for sponsors. The fickle excavation of the boat reminded everyone that Jersey comes with a risky history.
After reaching the Asia Cup 2025 and ICC T20 World Cup 2026 starting on 9 September in the United Arab Emirates, BCCI is now looking for a new long -term jersey sponsor. It is also being said that blue men will change with sponsors in the upcoming tournament.
In the Asia Cup 2025, eight teams will be divided into two groups of four. Group A includes India, Pakistan, UAE and Oman, while Group B stars Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Hong Kong. The top two teams of each group will go on the super four stage.
And will compete in the best two finals from there. This version will see Oman making its debut in the Asia Cup. He has previously played in three T20 World Cups in 2016, 2021 and 2024. The tournament is scheduled to take place in UAE from 9 September to 28 September.
