Kolkata May 13 (IANS) Gujarat based dairy giant Amul will be the prime sponsor of the New Zealand cricket team in the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy that starts on June 1 in England.
Amul will be the principal sponsors of the New Zealand cricket team for the upcoming Champions Trophy R.S. Sodhi managing director of Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation announced at a press conference here.
The Blackcaps who are in the same group with Australia England and Bangladesh in the Champion s trophy would sport a new jersey with the Amul logo on its chest during the tournament.
Expressing his excitement about the new tie-up James Wear the commercial director of New Zealand Cricket said they were keen on a long term partnership with GCMMF.
We on behalf of New Zealand Cricket are very excited. We are looking towards at least a couple of months and hopefully a long term partnership Wear said with Kiwi players Trent Boult Tim Southee and Colin De Grandhomme by his side.
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Amul to sponsor New Zealand team in Champions trophy
