ICC announces official supplier agreement with AJ Sports

The ICC today announced an official supplier agreement with AJ Sports Ltd that will cover all of the organisation's apparel needs.

The deal, which sees AJ Sports become the Official Clothing Supplier to the ICC, will last for the next three years. AJ Sports will supply a range of apparel including on-field clothing for the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires and Referees; clothing for the ICC Development Program and its coaches and corporate wear for ICC staff.

The AJ Sports logo will be visible on the sleeves of all Emirates Elite and International Panel officials and on selected items of ICC staff clothing.

AJ Sports Ltd, an internationally renowned sports apparel company, has a long-standing association with international cricket and the ICC. It currently supplies team uniforms and equipment to three ICC Full Member teams and one Associate Member and supplied clothing to the ICC Knockout in 1998, the Asian XI v World XI match, and the ICC Trophy 2001 in Canada.

ICC Chief Executive Malcolm Speed welcomed the association between the two companies.

"This is an important agreement for both the ICC and AJ Sports. As the ICC moves forward its people will be presented in a consistent uniform," he said.

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The deal was signed in the presence of AJ Sports Directors Iftekhar Rahman, S I Haider and Ali Anwar Jafri.

UK Director Mr Ali Jafri said: "It is an honour to be associated with the ICC as its official apparel partner and we look forward to a fruitful relationship."

AJ Sports Ltd is the latest high profile company to join the ICC's Business Partner Program, which already includes Emirates Airline (Sponsor of the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires and Referees and Official Airline to the ICC) and Getty Images (Official Photographic Supplier to the ICC).

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