Afaqs: Ebay India has been keeping the IPL enthusiasm alive by offering best of merchandise. The site has rated Mumbai has the IPL city with maximum merchandise brought to this metropolis. Hyderabad, Bangalore and Chennai stand at second, third and fourth position respectively with Delhi making it to the fifth place.
Deepa Thomas, senior manager – pop culture, eBay India, said, “IPL has fans from 170 cities and 11 countries buying IPL merchandise on eBay India. In India, IPL is no longer a metro phenomenon with tier II cities like Tirupur and Bhubaneshwar making their debut in the top 10 IPL cities.”
According to sources eBay revealed that 2009 champions Deccan Chargers continues to lead at 29 per cent with Mumbai Indians making their debut in second position at 19 per cent and Kolkata Knight Riders moving to third place at 13 per cent.
The IPL merchandise put up on eBay include jerseys, t-shirts, caps, footwear and a wide range of fan gear from backpacks, key chains, fan capes, bottle chillers, collectibles, cheering sticks, tattoos, wrist bands and even trumpets from all eight teams.