Ola is the official 'Cab' partner for 5 IPL teams this season!

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Bangalore, April 21, 2015

Ola, India’s most popular mobile app for personal transportation and on-demand consumption today announced that it is now the ‘Official Cab Partner’ for five Indian Premier League 2015 (IPL 2015) teams - Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kings XI Punjab. Ola is also offering fans in Mumbai, Chennai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Hyderabad and Vishakhapatnam, a chance to win free tickets to watch IPL matches in their cities.

The IPL icon in the Ola app appears on match days between 11am and 2pm. Customers can hit the icon (just like they do to book a cab), and get free tickets to go and watch their favorite teams. Fans also stand a chance to win hospitality tickets by participating in contests on Twitter using #OlaMatchDay by tweeting to @Olacabs.

“IPL is one of the biggest sporting extravaganzas in the country and we are proud to be associated with its franchises as their ‘official cab partners’. Cricket in India cuts across all demographic barriers and connects masses. With this association, we aim to bring our customers a step closer to their favorite teams” said Sudarshan Gangrade, Vice President - Marketing & Alliances at Ola.

K S Viswanathan Director Chennai Super Kings Cricket Limited said, “We want to ensure that our fans have a great end to end experience when they come to watch our team play. Transport is one of the biggest concerns for a lot of our fans and that is why we are delighted to have Ola as our official cab partner. Ola is the largest on demand cab booking platform in the country and one of the most convenient travel options in our cities today. We are sure, with Ola, our fans will arrive at the match to watch their favorite cricketers play with ease and comfort!”

Raghu Iyer, CEO, Rajasthan Royals said, “Ola is one of the largest on-demand cab booking service in the industry today and is known for going out of its way to ensure passenger safety and comfort. We are happy to have them as our official cab partner. Our fans can trust them to have a comfortable and safe ride to enjoy the matches.”

“We're happy to have OLA as our official cab partners in this season of Pepsi IPL 2015. We are certain that this valuable association will benefit the franchise as much as Ola's customers to come and watch their favourite cricketing stars of SunRisers Hyderabad play their best.” Spokesperson of SunRisers Hyderabad added

Fraser Castellino, Chief Operating Officer, Kings XI Punjab commented saying, "Kings XI has always endeavored to ensure that our fans have a great match day experience. Getting to and from the stadium in a relaxed and efficient manner is part of that over all experience and we are delighted to welcome Ola on board as our Official Cab Partner who will strive to deliver the service to ours fans."

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Ankur Chauhan

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