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Our Role
DP World entered cricket with a clear ambition: to build meaningful connections with fans across one of the world's most culturally powerful sports.

Our relationship began in 2023 through 160over90, with a deep analysis of the cricket landscape across India and key global markets. The objective wasn't simply to identify sponsorship opportunities, but to understand where cricket culture, fan behaviour, and brand ambition aligned.

That work quickly evolved into a broader strategic role. We led DP World's partnership with Delhi Capitals and supported the brand's activation during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, helping translate sponsorship assets into experiences and stories that felt relevant to fans.

Since then, Burman Sports has helped shape and scale DP World's cricket presence across multiple markets. Working across 18 marquee tournaments, we have supported partnership strategy, campaign planning, activation, and operational delivery, ensuring the brand shows up in cricket with consistency and purpose.

From evaluating opportunities and structuring partnerships to coordinating multi-agency teams and delivering campaigns on the ground, our role has been to connect commercial objectives with the realities of cricket fandom.

Today, Shiv Burman leads global cricket strategy across DP World's cricket portfolio, helping create a more connected approach to how the brand participates in the sport across markets.  
Our Strategy
We kept cricket fans at the centre of our strategy and found congruent ways for DP World to play a role in cricket.
Our Approach
10 kits for 100 runs – We came up with a first on ICC “live broadcast” to bring to life DP World’s logistics capability, grow the game for the ICC and add immense value to the fans and their communities.
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Beyond Boundaries Initiative
Over the next 5 years, 50 repurposed shipping containers packed with pledged kits will be distributed worldwide through DP World’s global network. The first ten containers feature artwork celebrating cricket legend and DP World Global Ambassador Sachin Tendulkar.
Other Strategic Wins
We brought Sachin Tendulkar, one of the greatest to ever play the game, on board as DP World’s Global Brand Ambassador, and worked on a comms strategy that kept his core strengths at the centre of the campaign, leading to an organic and genuine brand narrative, which resonated with fans.
Driving commercial value
We’ve leveraged DP World’s cricket partnerships to drive business growth, facilitating key meetings with government and business leaders, and establishing a strategic business collaboration between ICC and DP World which resulted in DP World moving the pitch for the ICC Men’sT20 World Cup.
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Creating Unforgettable Experiences
Our approach focuses on leveraging partnerships to create unforgettable, exclusive experiences. By harnessing key passion points, we’ve helped DP World demonstrate their world, while strengthening and elevating vital business relationships.
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Talent we have facilitated
Sachin Tendulkar
Global Ambassador
Sourav Ganguly, Ricky Ponting, AB deVilliers, Brian Lara, Chris Gayle, David Warner, Rishabh Pant, Brett Lee, Harbhajan Singh, Anrich Nortje, Mitchell Marsh, Axar Patel, Prithvi Shaw, Sanju Samson, Shadab Khan, Yash Dhull, Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri, Eoin Morgan, Ian Bishop, Ian Ward, Muthaiah Muralitharan.
Jemimah Rodrigues, Alice Capsey, Meg Lanning, Shafali Varma, Annabel Sunderland, Arundhati Reddy, Titas Sandhu, Poonam Yadav, Anjum Chopra. Gaurav Kapoor, Shibani Dandekar, AnantTyagi.
Testimonials
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Burman Sports has been an invaluable partner in managing DP World's cricket partnerships, including our collaborations with the ICC, Delhi Capitals, DP World Ilt20, SA20 and the legendary Sachin Tendulkar. Their expertise, commitment, and seamless execution have ensured that our partnerships deliver exceptional value and resonate deeply with our audience. From strategic planning to on-ground execution, Burman Sports has consistently gone above and beyond to bring our cricket initiatives to life, reinforcing DP World's commitment to the sport and its fans. I wholeheartedly recommend their services to any organization looking to create meaningful and impactful sports partnerships.
Neeraj Sharma
Director Cricket Partnerships, DP World
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