MUMBAI: Magic Square Entertainment has bagged the Chennai Rhinos marketing deal for Celebrity Cricket League (CCL).

Chennai Rhinos CEO Uday Sinh Wala said, “Magic Square Entertainment, we felt, was the best and most professional set-up to partner with us and to build the Chennai Rhinos franchise on a long-term basis."

The deal is pegged at around Rs 50 million.

Magic Square Entertainment director and CEO Vijay Vishwanath in response said, “We are overwhelmed to sign up Chennai Rhinos for Celebrity Cricket League Season 4. We are fully geared up to market Chennai Rhinos Season 4. This season looks even brighter.”

On the marketing plans for this activity, Vjay Vishwanath added, “We have rights to exploit all forms of branding options. Our expertise is in marketing and sales on various events and shows. Our team has drawn up extensive plans of exposure for clients on all the segments, viz stadia, merchandising, and all kinds of BTL activity, covering a wide spectrum and gamut of activities.”

“I am sure this will be a great opportunity for the advertisers to showcase their brands. CCL is one of the most valuable entertainment properties with films stars adding a lot of fizz, entertainment value and brand recall,” Vishwanath added.

The Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) is a non-professional men's cricket league in India, contested by eight teams consisting of film actors from eight major regional film industries of Indian cinema.

Chennai Rhinos is the most successful team in the CCL having won the tournament twice.