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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has reported a surge in its revenue for the 2024 financial year, earning a whopping Rs 20,686 crore. In the 2023 financial year, the BCCI had announced a revenue of Rs 16,493 crores, which means in the 2024 financial year, BCCI’s revenue increased by Rs 4200 crore.
Having said that, a major part of BCCI’s revenue comes from Indian Premier League (IPL) media rights and media rights and bilateral series media rights. The BCCI had sold the IPL media rights in 2022 to Disney Star and Viacom18 for Rs 48,390 crore.
The IPL 2024 season recorded a viewership of 546 million on Star Sports (TV) and 620 million on JioCinema (Streaming), which was an 18 per cent increase from the 2023 season. “The cash and bank balance of BCCI has increased from Rs 16,493 crores in FY2023 to INR 20,686 crores in FY 2024. This is an increase of approximately INR 4,200 crore,” stated a BCCI document as reported by news agency PTI.
How BCCI’s revenue compares to other cricket boards
BCCI, the world’s richest cricket board, is on top of the standings when it comes to revenue generation, with an amount of Rs 20,686 crore. Cricket Australia (CA) is in second place, having generated a revenue of Rs 658 crore. The third board of the ‘Big Three’, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), reported a revenue of Rs 492 crore, and behind them in fourth place is the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), with a revenue of Rs 458 crore. The revenues of CA, ECB and PCB combined add up to a total of Rs 1608 crore, which is not even half of what the BCCI earned this year.
In fifth place is the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), which has reported a revenue of Rs 425 crore. The bottom five of the standings consists of Cricket South Africa (Rs 392 crore), Zimbabwe Cricket (Rs 317 crore), Sri Lanka Cricket (Rs 166 crore), Cricket West Indies (Rs 125 crore) and New Zealand Cricket (Rs 75 crore).
Here’s a breakdown of each cricket board and their revenue generated for an easy reference:
| Cricket Board | Revenue (In Rs) |
|---|---|
| BCCI | 20,686 crore |
| CA | 658 crore |
| ECB | 492 crore |
| PCB | 458 crore |
| BCB | 425 crore |
| CSA | 392 crore |
| ZC | 317 crore |
| SLC | 166 crore |
| CWI | 125 crore |
| NZC | 75 crore |
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