MAM
’17 IPL buzz doubled, Virat sliped six spots & Voda had most engaging content
MUMBAI: Maxus, the global media agency of GroupM, has analysed the social conversations that happened around IPL Season 10. This study has been done by Maxus Mesh – the marketing command center and dialogue engine that reads environmental signals in real-time.
The key highlights of the report are as follows:
* This was most buzziest IPL season ever with more than six million mentions around the event. This is more than 2X as compared to 2016 buzz levels.
· KKR was most popular team this year followed by the winning team Mumbai Indians
· Dhoni was most popular IPL player this season followed by Gautam Gambhir and Rohit Sharma. Virat Kohli who was leader in 2016 edition slipped six spots on popularity board.
· David Warner is the only (non-Indian) player to be amongst the top players in both IPL 2016 and IPL 2017.
· Vodafone had most engaging and liked content this IPL season.
o The cute ZooZoo films and the old couple ad went viral and was the most shared story this IPL season.
o Also the highest views amongst the official sponsors of #VivoIPL2017.
· As expected, the Title sponsor – Vivo emerged as the most buzziest brand this IPL season. The brand hashtag #Vivoipl was also most recalled hashtag this IPl season.
· The mood and sentiment around IPL was very action oriented. There was great enthusiasm amongst the fans and this reflected in Maxus Kaleidoscope (Mood Measurement Proprietary Tool).
· Mumbai is most buzziest city followed by Delhi and Bangalore. Surprisingly, both Delhi and Bangalore teams disappointed the fans back at home.
Brands
YES Bank hands the keys to SBI veteran Vinay Tonse as it bets on a new era
Former SBI managing director appointed as YES Bank’s new MD and CEO
MUMBAI: YES Bank is done rebuilding. Now it wants to grow. The private sector lender has appointed Vinay Muralidhar Tonse as managing director and chief executive officer-designate, with RBI approval secured and a start date of April 6, 2026 confirmed. The three-year term signals the bank’s intent to shift gears from crisis recovery to full-throttle expansion.
Tonse, 60, is no stranger to scale. Most recently managing director at State Bank of India, he oversaw a retail book of roughly $800bn in deposits and advances, one of the largest in the country. Before that, he ran SBI Mutual Fund from August 2020 to December 2022, a stint that saw assets under management surge from Rs 4.32 lakh crore to Rs 7.32 lakh crore across market cycles. Add stints in Singapore and four years leading SBI’s overseas operations in Osaka, and the incoming chief arrives with a genuinely global CV.
His academic grounding is equally solid: a commerce degree from St Joseph’s College of Commerce, Bengaluru, and a master’s in commerce from Bangalore University.
The appointment follows an extensive search and evaluation process by the bank’s Nomination and Remuneration Committee. NRC chairperson Nandita Gurjar said the committee unanimously backed Tonse, citing his leadership track record, governance credentials and ability to drive the bank’s next phase of transformation.
Non-executive chairman Rama Subramaniam Gandhi was unequivocal. “I am certain that Vinay Tonse, with his vast experience as a senior banker, will propel YES Bank to its next phase of growth,” Gandhi said, adding that the bank remains focused on strengthening its retail and corporate banking franchises and expanding its branch network.
Rajeev Kannan, non-executive director and senior executive at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, the bank’s largest shareholder, said Tonse’s experience across retail, corporate banking, global markets and asset management positioned him well to lead the lender. SMBC said it looks forward to working with Tonse and the board as YES Bank pursues its ambition of becoming a top-tier private sector lender anchored in strong governance and sustainable growth.
Tonse succeeds Prashant Kumar, who took the helm in March 2020 when YES Bank was in freefall following a severe financial crisis, and spent six years painstakingly stabilising the institution, rebuilding governance and restoring operational scale. Gandhi was generous: “The bank remains indebted to Prashant Kumar, who is responsible for much of what a strong financial powerhouse YES Bank is today.”
Tonse, for his part, struck a purposeful note. “Together with the board and my colleagues, I remain deeply committed to creating long-term value for all our stakeholders,” he said, pledging to build on Kumar’s foundation guided by his personal motto: Make A Difference.
Beyond the balance sheet, Tonse played cricket at college and club level and represented Karnataka in archery at the national championships — sports he credits with teaching him teamwork, situational leadership, discipline and focus. In quieter moments, he reaches for retro Kannada music, classic Hindi songs, and the crooning of Engelbert Humperdinck, Mukesh and Kishore Kumar.
YES Bank has its steady-handed rebuilder in Kumar to thank for survival. Now it has a scale-obsessed growth banker at the wheel. The next chapter starts April 6.
