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Pepsi principal partner of Pak women's cricket team

SportzPower Team
Jan 22, 2021 19:01

LAHORE: Pepsico has extended its position as principal partner of Pakistan's men's national cricket team to the women’s national team as well with the announcement of a one-year agreement which was signed between the US beverages giant and Pakistan Cricket Board representatives at the PCB headquarters here Wednesday.

PCB director Commercial Babar Hamid and director Marketing Pepsico Ayesha Janjua were present at the announcement event.

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