Naman Ramachandran The lucrative and hugely popular Indian Premier League cricket tournament, a programming mainstay for streamer Disney Plus Hotstar, has confirmed that the 2020 edition will take place in the United Arab Emirates, due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis in India.Chinese mobile phone manufacturer Vivo will remain as the tournament’s title sponsor, despite simmering tensions between India and China over a deadly border dispute.
One of the fallouts of the conflict was TikTok and several other Chinese owned apps being blocked in India due to national security concerns.The decision to retain Vivo has sparked a storm in India with the hashtag #BoycottIPL trending on social media.This is a sad way to display national unity to a.
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