One of the most anticipated competitions, the series will also see Cycle Pure Agarbathies presenting the ‘Cycle Pure Agarbathies Trusted Player of the Match’ and ‘Cycle Pure Trusted Player of the Tournament’ awards to the most consistent performers of the tournament. The 12th edition of the Asia Cup will be held in Bangladesh from February 25 – March 7, 2014 and feature the four Asian test playing nations namely Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, and a new entrant Afghanistan. This will be the first 50-over tournament in which Afghanistan will be taking part.
Further, Cycle will also feature on Perimeter Boards, Bowlers End Pitch Mats and its trademark property the Third Umpire Branding.
Talking about the partnership, Mr. Arjun Ranga, Managing Director, Cycle Pure Agarbathies, said, “Cricket is a religion in India and we would like to be associated with all such true emotions and forms of reverence. We have always tried to foster a sense of respect, reverence and adulation through our innovative products and this association with the Asia Cup is a logical manifestation of our vision. We also believe in supporting and providing reasons to pray, and what could be better than praying for India’s win.”
Nitin Kukreja, Head of Sports Business, Star India, said, “We are delighted to have Arise India as the title sponsor of Asia Cup 2014 and Cycle Pure Agarbathies as the powered by sponsor . The tournament is getting interesting traction from the advertising fraternity. We are focusing on monetizing the on-air sales while we have partnered with Technology Frontiers to focus on Asia Cup 2014 Ground Sponsorship management.”
Along with the sponsorship, Cycle Pure Agarbathies is also urging people through various online medium to pray for India. The entire Asia Cup 2014 event will be supported by a strong outdoor campaign as the company is planning to place 1 lakh posters across various tier 1 & tier 2 cities.
Over the years, Cycle Pure Agarbathies has become one of the leading brands to be associated with cricket in India. They have participated in exciting cricket properties like Red Alert, Third Umpire branding and Milestone branding. Apart from being major sponsors at various cricketing tournaments every year, Cycle Pure Agarbathies had launched the widely popular and successful ‘Pray for India’ campaign covering more than 100 cities during the ICC World Cup in 2011.
About NR Group
The Mysore-based NR Group was founded by Shri N. Ranga Rao in 1948. A true visionary and philanthropist, Shri. Ranga Rao created the ubiquitous Cycle Pure Agarbathies which has today become the largest selling incense stick brand in the world. From a home-grown enterprise, NR Group
has evolved in to a successfully run business conglomerate with established presence in India and abroad. The Group has diversified into various business categories like functional air care products (Lia brand of room fresheners and car-fresheners), wellness home fragrance products (IRIS) under Ripple Fragrances, floral extracts (NESSO) and Rangsons Electronics. The Group is also very committed to its social responsibilities and fulfils them through its charity arm ‘The NR Foundation’. The NR Group today is professionally managed by the third generation of the Ranga family. For more information on the Group, please visit http://www.nrgroup.co.in
