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Asia Cup: India lose shirt sponsor after online betting games ban

India's Mohammed Siraj poses in a shirt of the previous sponsor after winning the player of the match award, when India won the match to draw this summer's Test series in England [Paul Childs/Reuters]

India are looking for a new lead sponsor to replace Indian fantasy sports platform Dream11 after the government banned real-money online gaming last month, leaving the world’s richest cricket board scrambling to secure new revenue.

Dream11, which had signed a three-year contract worth about 3.6 billion rupees ($44m) running through 2026, can no longer sponsor the national team after the central government banned real-money online games as well as their promotion, including fantasy sports.

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