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"IPL Generates More Revenue Than English Premier League": BCCI President Sourav Ganguly

Bewal Express said:
Ind fans are celebrating as if they are the direct beneficiaries of this largesse.
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Well some of my friends and their family members have aspiring state/india team players or people already playing Ranji for Himachal/Punjab.
This largesse will be distributed to them as well, in terms of improved match fees/improved hotels and facilities where they stay/ good quality of cricket equipment.
They already have lot of good facilities and opportunities to play the sport and support their family now as compared to the 1990s.

A junior player at U-17/U-19 level, even for smaller states like Meghalaya etc makes 20-25000 USD annually by playing regular matches along with match fees. So cricket and sports in general becomes a viable career options for lot of kids.

Unlike other corrupt Boards like PCB, BCCI has the money now and they take care of their players at all levels including pensions and helping out.

When PSL makes some meagre profits we see Pakistani fans doing Bhangra and claiming to overtake IPL.
 
Bewal Express said:
Ind fans are celebrating as if they are the direct beneficiaries of this largesse.
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Errrr ..... isn't it a better factor to celebrate than when Pakistani fans start doing Bhangra when some one says that PSL has better better standard of bowling than in IPL?
 
Major said:
Like i said, whenever i make this post a nationalist indian will come with his reasoning.

You can call youtube stupid all you want. Point is it is still the best video search browser.

And as usual, due to your nationalism(even though you live in australia where indians are not liked), you missed read my post or didn't understand it.

Highlights and player specific videos that are pisted on social media are part or the marketing. IPL fails at that due to high license fee
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Don’t wiggle out now because your lie was caught. You made a false claim about highlights of the match being paid.
I corrected that now. Highlights of Ipl can be watched without any annoying YouTube advertisements for the fans. Player specific videos lol.. do check the channels of RCB/MI etc.
Who told you Indians are not liked in Australia. Off topic but Pakistani students and temporary visa holders have to go through a stringent biometrics and scanning even to get student visa or permanent resident visa here whereas Indian nationals are invited for studies and permanent resident visas without any such requirements.
Indians have started to become CEOs of top Australian companies here as well and in next 20 years will dominate the scene just like they do in America.
That tells us who is liked more.
 
hoshiarpurexpress said:
Don’t wiggle out now because your lie was caught. You made a false claim about highlights of the match being paid.
I corrected that now. Highlights of Ipl can be watched without any annoying YouTube advertisements for the fans. Player specific videos lol.. do check the channels of RCB/MI etc.
Who told you Indians are not liked in Australia. Off topic but Pakistani students and temporary visa holders have to go through a stringent biometrics and scanning even to get student visa or permanent resident visa here whereas Indian nationals are invited for studies and permanent resident visas without any such requirements.
Indians have started to become CEOs of top Australian companies here as well and in next 20 years will dominate the scene just like they do in America.
That tells us who is liked more.
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Reread my post.

And share footage of umran malik here thanks.
 
The bids for non exclusive digital rights for 98 games over 5 years have reached 3.2mn usd per match
 
Viacom 18 a Jv between Reliance, Paramount Global and Bodhi investment of James Murdoch has bought the European rights including UK. So IPL may stream on paramount plus and SKY sports(they have a jv with paramount).

Bids for MENA Africa and North America is still on.
 
DeadlyVenom said:
:)))

You'd sit through 90 minutes of barnet v yeovil than watch IPL?

Bro there's not even a sponsored strategy break during those games nor is there shots of cheer leaders or celebrities in the crowd.

I think you are trolling.
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Barry Fry. Jimmy Greaves. Stan Flashman. Sloping pitch.

Barnet and Yeovil both have a history, unlike any fake team in the IPL!
 
cricketjoshila said:
The bids for non exclusive digital rights for 98 games over 5 years have reached 3.2mn usd per match
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When the IPL sell a broadcast package for 98 of the 410 games you divide by 98 to get the per match value but when the EPL sell a broadcast package for 600 of the 1140 games you divide by 1140 to get the per match value...? Makes sense...
 
HitWicket said:
When the IPL sell a broadcast package for 98 of the 410 games you divide by 98 to get the per match value but when the EPL sell a broadcast package for 600 of the 1140 games you divide by 1140 to get the per match value...? Makes sense...
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IPL 410 matches for Indian SC sold for rs 44075 cr or 5.72 bn. Thats nearly 14mn usd taking avg of 77 per USD. That is more than what EPL gets paid per match.

The 98 match package sold for 425mn usd is separate.

The overseas rights sold for around 150mn and bidding still ongoing is separate.


I know its hard for you to take this but thats hiw it is.
 
cricketjoshila said:
IPL 410 matches for Indian SC sold for rs 44075 cr or 5.72 bn. Thats nearly 14mn usd taking avg of 77 per USD. That is more than what EPL gets paid per match.

The 98 match package sold for 425mn usd is separate.

The overseas rights sold for around 150mn and bidding still ongoing is separate.


I know its hard for you to take this but thats hiw it is.
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You've failed to understand my point. If you were consistent in the calculations you used you would divide the 425mn by all 410 games just like your EPL calculation has done. Instead you've just divided by the number of games the package includes to deliberately inflate the value/deflate the EPL value.
 
Major said:
Reread my post.

And share footage of umran malik here thanks.
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Go find the video from any platform that floats your boat.
You made a false claim, then instead of acknowledging that are again wiggling out. The marketing of IPL has got it 5 billion USD till now and made it top 5 leagues in the world. Leave running of multi billion dollar ventures to Indians.. you guys in Pakistan just enjoy the show
 
HitWicket said:
You've failed to understand my point. If you were consistent in the calculations you used you would divide the 425mn by all 410 games just like your EPL calculation has done. Instead you've just divided by the number of games the package includes to deliberately inflate the value/deflate the EPL value.
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I didn't do the calculations. ESPN Cricinfo did it.


Right now the IPL rights stand at 48000 crore INR and counting and this includes all. Thats about 6.3bn usd

Divided by 410 its about 15.3mn usd.

And i am taking 77 rupees to usd even though the 6 month avg is lesser.
 
Dont know about the revenue numbers or the absurd comparison with EPL. Why do he need to compare? Cant he just keep IPL where it is, end of the day a T20 league? the viewership is falling and i m defo not a fan of IPL but i'd still say its up there with the best T20 leagues if not the best.
End of the day, nothing beats international cricket and test cricket.
 
CrIc_Mystique said:
Dont know about the revenue numbers or the absurd comparison with EPL. Why do he need to compare? Cant he just keep IPL where it is, end of the day a T20 league? the viewership is falling and i m defo not a fan of IPL but i'd still say its up there with the best T20 leagues if not the best.
End of the day, nothing beats international cricket and test cricket.
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Don’t think there’s much interest outside India, but EPL is followed the world over as football is the most popular sport in the world.

As far as revenue is concerned, I believe the statement is only accurate per match basis as total revenue of EPL is far more than IPL.
 
On per match basis IPL revenue is more than EPL. Thats what Ganguly said. ESPN Cricinfo said the same.
 
Hitman said:
Errrr ..... isn't it a better factor to celebrate than when Pakistani fans start doing Bhangra when some one says that PSL has better better standard of bowling than in IPL?
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The reality is the IPL is pretty poor standard with lots of tedious matches, and the PSL is worse. But IPL can be getting a 10 trillion a year, but your average wont benefit one iota
 
Bewal Express said:
The reality is the IPL is pretty poor standard with lots of tedious matches, and the PSL is worse. But IPL can be getting a 10 trillion a year, but your average wont benefit one iota
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So you watch the IPL?

What is this average? Who is this avg?
 
And how does IPL making money should affect either IPL fans or haters? It's not that money is coming to either of you, it's going to go to the bank accounts of BCCI, which helps nobody baring increasing the monopoly of BCCI. Fine, some trickling down impact on economy as any such event generates employment and money flows but it's still nothing much to celebrate about. Unless some stupid IPL fans believe that Dhoni or Kohli earning a couple of millions more helps them feel good about their idols, then perhaps they need to find jobs and earn for themselves rather than basking in someone else's glory.
 
He probably meant per match broadcast deal which is still impressive feat but he should have said it more precisely instead of uttering blanket statement like this.
 
cricketjoshila said:
On per match basis IPL revenue is more than EPL. Thats what Ganguly said. ESPN Cricinfo said the same.
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That isn't what Ganguly said, but even if he did both have been proven to be factually incorrect due to basing their calculations on the incorrect number of games. Proof has been provided for you in this very thread. Continuing to parrot the same false information doesn't make it any more true.
 
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It is common sense that when you compare leagues revenue, it has to be "per match"..Any literate person would know that..
 
HitWicket said:
That isn't what Ganguly said, but even if he did both have been proven to be factually incorrect due to basing their calculations on the incorrect number of games. Proof has been provided for you in this very thread. Continuing to parrot the same false information doesn't make it any more true.
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Your proof is your version. Various media outlets have said otherwise. You can mail them and convince them.
 
cricketjoshila said:
Your proof is your version. Various media outlets have said otherwise. You can mail them and convince them.
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There's no 'my version'. There's the correctly calculated version and the incorrectly calculated version. I've shown you in this thread how the correct version is come to (with proof of all the figures) and the error in cricinfos calculation that has lead to the incorrect version. The fact you continue to use the incorrect version even after it's been proven to you to be incorrectly calculated says it all.
 
The EPL and IPL are both huge in their own sporting arenas. They are also well-known with every sports fan across the world, and many people who have only a passing interest in sports. In short, these famous leagues attract millions or even billions of people annually.

For the 2018-19 season, Nielson research reported that around 3.2 billion people watched the EPL. This was a 6% increase in figures for the 2019-20 season.While these figures are considered to be accurate, they only include people watching games at home. So, the actual viewing figure should be assumed to be considerably higher given that many people choose to watch EPL games in bars or on a mobile device.

By comparison, the 2021 IPL attracted a viewership of around 380 million. While this figure is considerably less than the number of EPL viewers, it’s important to remember that the IPL takes place over a shorter time period and fewer games so there are less opportunities to watch.
IPL is played over an approximate two month window with the EPL over 10 months.

Overall, it’s clear that followers of the EPL exceed those of the IPL by a considerable amount. Fans of the EPL number in their billions globally whereas worldwide fans of the IPL number in their millions. However, it’s worth noting that the IPL was only founded in 2007 whereas the Premier League began in 1992.

If IPL was as long as EPL i.e for 10 months...there would be not much to choose between them and although different sports, it would be the ‘crown jewels’ of the Indian and UK sports markets;
 
The EPL and IPL are both huge in their own sporting arenas. They are also well-known with every sports fan across the world, and many people who have only a passing interest in sports. In short, these famous leagues attract millions or even billions of people annually.

For the 2018-19 season, Nielson research reported that around 3.2 billion people watched the EPL. This was a 6% increase in figures for the 2019-20 season.While these figures are considered to be accurate, they only include people watching games at home. So, the actual viewing figure should be assumed to be considerably higher given that many people choose to watch EPL games in bars or on a mobile device.

By comparison, the 2021 IPL attracted a viewership of around 380 million. While this figure is considerably less than the number of EPL viewers, it’s important to remember that the IPL takes place over a shorter time period and fewer games so there are less opportunities to watch.
IPL is played over an approximate two month window with the EPL over 10 months.

Overall, it’s clear that followers of the EPL exceed those of the IPL by a considerable amount. Fans of the EPL number in their billions globally whereas worldwide fans of the IPL number in their millions. However, it’s worth noting that the IPL was only founded in 2007 whereas the Premier League began in 1992.

If IPL was as long as EPL i.e for 10 months...there would be not much to choose between them and although different sports, it would be the ‘crown jewels’ of the Indian and UK sports markets;
 
Ipl price per match is $15.11 million and epl price per match is around $11million...there ends the discussion
 
Mp812 said:
The EPL and IPL are both huge in their own sporting arenas. They are also well-known with every sports fan across the world, and many people who have only a passing interest in sports. In short, these famous leagues attract millions or even billions of people annually.

For the 2018-19 season, Nielson research reported that around 3.2 billion people watched the EPL. This was a 6% increase in figures for the 2019-20 season.While these figures are considered to be accurate, they only include people watching games at home. So, the actual viewing figure should be assumed to be considerably higher given that many people choose to watch EPL games in bars or on a mobile device.

By comparison, the 2021 IPL attracted a viewership of around 380 million. While this figure is considerably less than the number of EPL viewers, it’s important to remember that the IPL takes place over a shorter time period and fewer games so there are less opportunities to watch.
IPL is played over an approximate two month window with the EPL over 10 months.

Overall, it’s clear that followers of the EPL exceed those of the IPL by a considerable amount. Fans of the EPL number in their billions globally whereas worldwide fans of the IPL number in their millions. However, it’s worth noting that the IPL was only founded in 2007 whereas the Premier League began in 1992.

If IPL was as long as EPL i.e for 10 months...there would be not much to choose between them and although different sports, it would be the ‘crown jewels’ of the Indian and UK sports markets;
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If IPL was as long, the value would be diluted. I don't think Indian audiences have the patience to follow a 10-month league.
 
Oxfordchamp said:
Ipl price per match is $15.11 million and epl price per match is around $11million...there ends the discussion
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Again, continuing to parrot the same incorrectly calculated figure doesn't make it true. Feel free to do the maths yourself:

EPL local broadcast package - £5.1bn for 3 years, 200 games per year

EPL international broadcast packages - £5.3bn for 3 years, 380 games per year.

((£5.1bn/200) + (£5.3bn/380))/3= £13.1mn per game/$16mn per game.
 
Sir Alex said:
How much does psl earn from tv rights a year ?
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So we are talking about tv rights now? Is that what you meant when you claimed that "BCCI stands to earn USD 14 MN per match. Just to compare, PSL earns USD 12 million for a whole season."? Cut the bull, even a child can see that you're trying to change goal posts.
 
Total revenue for EPL per season dwarfs the IPL.

Now IPL apologists are in damage control by claiming IPL earns more per match.

Go pull wool over the eyes of others, even if you add the total revenue per match, IPL doesn't hold a candle to EPL revenue per season. Of course there are LESS IPL matches per season compared to EPL season. Bumping up the average will not dupe the educated.

Brings a new meaning to don't fake it until you make it.
 
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Hextro said:
So we are talking about tv rights now? Is that what you meant when you claimed that "BCCI stands to earn USD 14 MN per match. Just to compare, PSL earns USD 12 million for a whole season."? Cut the bull, even a child can see that you're trying to change goal posts.
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Yes. It was a comparison between broadcasting rights of PSL vs BCCI
 
Instead of bragging about the money BCCI is going to make, Ganguly needs to concentrate on how to make our cricket better and how we can win matches, which we have sadly forgotten to win.

This comes on a day when English test team registered such a great win against all odds.
 
Technics 1210 said:
Total revenue for EPL per season dwarfs the IPL.

Now IPL apologists are in damage control by claiming IPL earns more per match.

Go pull wool over the eyes of others, even if you add the total revenue per match, IPL doesn't hold a candle to EPL revenue per season. Of course there are LESS IPL matches per season compared to EPL season. Bumping up the average will not dupe the educated.

Brings a new meaning to don't fake it until you make it.
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Have you considered PPP equivalents ?
 
Sir Alex said:
Yes. It was a comparison between broadcasting rights of PSL vs BCCI
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Then why did you say "BCCI stands to earn USD 14 MN per match. Just to compare, PSL earns USD 12 million for a whole season."? Don't you think you should've specified that nonsense logic beforehand? Stop trying to backtrack from your original claims. Accept it and move on.
 
Hextro said:
Then why did you say "BCCI stands to earn USD 14 MN per match. Just to compare, PSL earns USD 12 million for a whole season."? Don't you think you should've specified that nonsense logic beforehand? Stop trying to backtrack from your original claims. Accept it and move on.
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Will the conclusion change if it was about earnings of bcci from ipl vs earnings of psl ?
 
Technics 1210 said:
Have you considered the facts? Inc FX rate.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_professional_sports_leagues_by_revenue

Come back when IPL are in the rear view mirror of the EPL.
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Ppp facilitates apples to apples comparison. It will be unwise to just compare dollar figures for two economic zones with vastly different cost structures.

And no, with PPP as well EPL earns higher (7.3 bn usd per year ) than ipl (,4.3 Bn usd per year). But the difference is nowhere stark enough and given IPL is constrained by a two month window vs EPL having 10 months to play around with, I'd say it's just a matter of time before IPL overtakes EPL even on a gross basis. Mostly likely by 2030, if it expands to 4-5 months
 
Sir Alex said:
Ppp facilitates apples to apples comparison. It will be unwise to just compare dollar figures for two economic zones with vastly different cost structures.

And no, with PPP as well EPL earns higher (7.3 bn usd per year ) than ipl (,4.3 Bn usd per year). But the difference is nowhere stark enough and given IPL is constrained by a two month window vs EPL having 10 months to play around with, I'd say it's just a matter of time before IPL overtakes EPL even on a gross basis. Mostly likely by 2030, if it expands to 4-5 months
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Look, you saying it’s just a matter of time IPL overtakes EPL on gross basis is NOT the same as the claim made in the OP is proof that IPL apologists realise the truth, and will resort to any granular excuse, be it revenue per matches, or PPP comparison, to prove otherwise.

So, let me know when IPL does overtake EPL in terms of gross revenue.
 
Technics 1210 said:
Look, you saying it’s just a matter of time IPL overtakes EPL on gross basis is NOT the same as the claim made in the OP is proof that IPL apologists realise the truth, and will resort to any granular excuse, be it revenue per matches, or PPP comparison, to prove otherwise.

So, let me know when IPL does overtake EPL in terms of gross revenue.
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Let ipl get a year long window and let's talk comparisons
 
Sir Alex said:
Will the conclusion change if it was about earnings of bcci from ipl vs earnings of psl ?
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I don't know it probably wouldn't make much of a difference but if you started the conversation talking about total earnings why try to shift it in a different direction? Your comment made it seem like the PSLs earnings per season were less than $12 million(A ridiculous assumption to make all things considered.) and a lot of people clearly took the bait. The intention of my first reply was to correct your false assumption which I hope I did.
 
hoshiarpurexpress said:
Go find the video from any platform that floats your boat.
You made a false claim, then instead of acknowledging that are again wiggling out. The marketing of IPL has got it 5 billion USD till now and made it top 5 leagues in the world. Leave running of multi billion dollar ventures to Indians.. you guys in Pakistan just enjoy the show
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Again, you missed the point. You harp about billions, but dont look at the actual product.

Ipl cannot share video clips of its players on social media due to high license fee. They lose out on much more.

Anyways, like i said earlier, say anything about ipl, the likes of you will start talking about butbutbut billion usd
 
Technics 1210 said:
Don’t talk to me, talk to Ganguly who made the comparison.

There’s also a small point of decline in IPL viewership this year. Hmmmm.

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The decline will happen due to their greediness.

Social media memes and player videos make an impact. When pakistan made the indian airforce a big joke and paraded around Abhinandan, the focus of cotent creators shifted from psl onto him. The content shared was about abhinandan and was talk of the town that many of us discussed psl very little.

Social media content creators bring alot of viewership to the actual show.

Ipl sells its broadcasting rights at high fees. Indian nationalists than brag about look how much money we make from selling high license fee. (They celebrate this as if they personally making money). In return, the broadcasting companies that buy the rights have to make money by selling highlights and player videos at a license fee. Free player videos are not uploaded on youtube or even fb, thus, content isnt shared nor viewable easily. This limits the marketing of the ipl.

Their model isnt sustainable anymore, and while they are making short term gains on high fees, it will collapse.

This lot wont understand that epl has existed for such a long time that they have a sustainable system going on and know how to operate.

A 12 year old league is better than long timer leagues- ganguly logic and indiam fans goinf crazy
 
Major said:
In return, the broadcasting companies that buy the rights have to make money by selling highlights and player videos at a license fee. Free player videos are not uploaded on youtube or even fb, thus, content isnt shared nor viewable easily. This limits the marketing of the ipl.
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What are you talking about? They make money by selling ad spots. Both on TV and digital platforms. Clips can't be shared on social media but they've dealt with that for years now. People who want to watch clips watch it on iplt20.com.
 
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Hitman said:
Anyone still thinks Ganguly and Indians are delusional? :)))
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Don't know the source of the above, but fair play to them for using consistent calculations by dividing the total broadcast revenue by the total number of games rather than selectively changing their calculation depending on what they want to show. I'd still argue it's not an accurate way of representing the per game value of broadcast deals though because they're crediting part of the deal to games that the broadcasters aren't actually paying for.
 
Technics 1210 said:
Total revenue for EPL per season dwarfs the IPL.

Now IPL apologists are in damage control by claiming IPL earns more per match.

Go pull wool over the eyes of others, even if you add the total revenue per match, IPL doesn't hold a candle to EPL revenue per season. Of course there are LESS IPL matches per season compared to EPL season. Bumping up the average will not dupe the educated.

Brings a new meaning to don't fake it until you make it.
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IPL season = 2 months
EPL season = 10 months

So ofcourse revenue for later will be more if you compare entire season?

:genius
 
Rajdeep said:
IPL season = 2 months
EPL season = 10 months

So ofcourse revenue for later will be more if you compare entire season?

:genius
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Using the OP's logic in cricket, we can consider Michael Atherton a better batsman than Don Bradman :))
 
MP2011 said:
Instead of bragging about the money BCCI is going to make, Ganguly needs to concentrate on how to make our cricket better and how we can win matches, which we have sadly forgotten to win.

This comes on a day when English test team registered such a great win against all odds.
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Not to forget Pakistan overtaking India in ICC ODI Rankings. :inti
 
It's a sad day for intelligence when IPL apologists believe media rights comprise of 100% revenue.

Simply not true.

There is more to revenue than just media rights.

1. Ticket/Gate sales
2. Merchandise sales
3. Sponsorship

Example : CR7 when joining Man U for his second stint was responsible for £187M in shirt sales alone, WORLDWIDE. This is just one player in the EPL.

How many worldwide IPL fans buy Dhoni/Kohli IPL shirts? The majority of shirts with said names are Indian team shirts anyway, that too from 2011!
 
Technics 1210 said:
It's a sad day for intelligence when IPL apologists believe media rights comprise of 100% revenue.

Simply not true.

There is more to revenue than just media rights.

1. Ticket/Gate sales
2. Merchandise sales
3. Sponsorship

Example : CR7 when joining Man U for his second stint was responsible for £187M in shirt sales alone, WORLDWIDE. This is just one player in the EPL.

How many worldwide IPL fans buy Dhoni/Kohli IPL shirts? The majority of shirts with said names are Indian team shirts anyway, that too from 2011!
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Have to say that those IPL shirts look ugly and cheap in front of Man Utd shirts. :inti
 
HitWicket said:
Don't know the source of the above, but fair play to them for using consistent calculations by dividing the total broadcast revenue by the total number of games rather than selectively changing their calculation depending on what they want to show. I'd still argue it's not an accurate way of representing the per game value of broadcast deals though because they're crediting part of the deal to games that the broadcasters aren't actually paying for.
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Not only Cricinfo but Bloomberg, Forbes,Guardian and other western media sources are all saying the same thing..IPL is next only to NFL in terms of media rights and they are all looking at per game basis ..so no arguing there and don't bring in illogical claims again..
 
More money means better coaches, better facilities and quality players. I know a few tools will say India hasn't won a T20 world cup in a while. How many world cups did England win in the last 3 decades in soccer despite having the best football league? That's just dumb unimaginative thinking.

You have to look at the player pool. 15 years ago, if a top 15 player in Indian team was injured, they would ship a domestic no name to play against South Africa. I still remember how Sujith Somsundar stood like a deer in front of headlights against Alan Donald. Now, there is a much larger pool. Players have financial security. There are robust scouting teams and great facilities. Every aspect of player development including fitness, nutrition is taken care from the age group cricket. All the money spent is adding hundreds of millions of dollars to Indian economy.
 
Bhaag Viru Bhaag said:
Not to forget Pakistan overtaking India in ICC ODI Rankings. :inti
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Bro...stop being over joyed about Pakistan overtaking India in ODIs. I have seen you bought this point couple of times in last few days.

Pakistan overtaken India in ODI table for the first and only time in last 15 years and that too by 1 point. Its akin to how they became no.1 test side under Misbah for few days. Whenever India plays ODI series next, they would overtake Pakistan again...so relax. LOL.
 
Ganguly has to be the worst BCCI head of all time. This is what happens when there is too much in your plate and conflict of interests. Our cricket team was doing brilliantly and IPL was also going great.

Enters Ganguly/Shah and:

1) Infighting among team members
2) Captain Sacking
3) Humiliation in ICC tournament
4) IPL cancels mid way
5) Test match cancellation in Eng

Even Anurag Thakur/ DK Saxena was better.
 
Bhaag Viru Bhaag said:
Have to say that those IPL shirts look ugly and cheap in front of Man Utd shirts. :inti
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Awww... Don't let your HATRED overtake your emotions :ma


In 2022 Season, T-Shirt designs of

  • The Gujrat Titans and Chennai Super Kings are GOOD

  • Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants are BAD

RCB Design is good too, if the Win the Title once, it'll appeal more
 
Romali_rotti said:
OMgoodness. IPL is touching close to NFL ?

I can see Cowboys owner like Jerry Jones or his son Stephen Jones buying an IPL franchise soon...

How is IPL getting soo big ?
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The real scary bit is, how so fast? All the other leagues have long old history, while IPL to be honest is just something started after Dhoni won India the t20 WC, that too as an ICL knockoff.
 
Romali_rotti said:
OMgoodness. IPL is touching close to NFL ?

I can see Cowboys owner like Jerry Jones or his son Stephen Jones buying an IPL franchise soon...

How is IPL getting soo big ?
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Because Cricket is overwhelming the Favourite Sport of 140 Crores of Humanity whose income is rising with every passing year
 
Rajdeep said:
Bro...stop being over joyed about Pakistan overtaking India in ODIs. I have seen you bought this point couple of times in last few days.

Pakistan overtaken India in ODI table for the first and only time in last 15 years and that too by 1 point. Its akin to how they became no.1 test side under Misbah for few days. Whenever India plays ODI series next, they would overtake Pakistan again...so relax. LOL.
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Only mentioned it twice. Please don't start crying over this now lol. :91:

I am not overjoyed about Pakistan overtaking India. I am shocked to see that a strong team like India has gone below a weak team like Pakistan in ODIs. This is the same format where legends like Pandya, Pant and KL Rahul play for India. #ThankYouIPL #SabChangaSi :inti
 
360 CRICKET said:
Because Cricket is overwhelming the Favourite Sport of 140 Crores of Humanity whose income is rising with every passing year
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140 crores? Does this number also include people below the poverty line? Or those who are barely putting food on their table? :inti
 
Sure Ronaldo's shirt generates millions of sales worldwide. Football may have a slightly more prestigious reputation at the moment, but things are changing.

But what shirt does Ronaldo's son wear?

He wears a Mumbai Indians shirt with Sura Kumar Yadav on the back.

That should tell you what way the momentum is going.
 
DeadlyVenom said:
Sure Ronaldo's shirt generates millions of sales worldwide. Football may have a slightly more prestigious reputation at the moment, but things are changing.

But what shirt does Ronaldo's son wear?

He wears a Mumbai Indians shirt with Sura Kumar Yadav on the back.

That should tell you what way the momentum is going.
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The shirts must be sold out because I can't get one anywhere ☹️
 
Bhaag Viru Bhaag said:
140 crores? Does this number also include people below the poverty line? Or those who are barely putting food on their table? :inti
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Yes, state of economy has not hurt fan following for cricket or sport generally anywhere. The likes of Zidane didn't come from privileged backgrounds.
 
I am no broadcasting revenue expert but, calculating the value of leagues must not be as simple as getting the total broadcasting revenue and dividing it my number of matches. It has to take into account the number of products from a particular company customers are willing to buy along with what price, in this case league the broadcasters are willing to buy. For EPL they are willing to pay $11m per match for a period of 10 months and around 380 matches. You increase the number of matches and period of a league which has much limited demand in comparison the fee per match is going to come down hugely and the model might not even be feasible.

EPL doing $11m over the period of 10 months actually shows how much bigger the EPL is. Does anyone here really believe that if (Thats a big if) BCCI increases the window to 10 months the per match broadcasting fee per match of IPL will remain $13.5m? I would be surprised if its even 1/4 or less then what it currently is for a 2 month or so window. There wont be much eye balls wanting to watch a league in a T20 cricket format for the period of 10 whopping months.

The thing which makes EPL this big is that people around the world are willing to watch it for 10 months and broadcasters are willing to pay $11m per match for a period of 10 months and around 380 matches. IPL earning a broadcast fee of $13.5m over a period of 2 months and 70 odd matches just shows how much smaller it is in front of some of the biggest leagues but, how is it a surprise? Cricket is not as global a sport as football or some other sports. Demand of IPL is limited in comparison.

There are pretty smart people on the forum, surprised that how they are hellhounds on proving that IPL>EPL by using odd logics when its not even close and the way they are estimating is not a direct comparison. EPL being 10 month league with 380 matches and earning $11m per match just reflects how much bigger of a product that is. People assuming its just because of the window of 10 months vs 2 months of IPL are completely ignoring the concept of demand and maintaining a sum of $11m for a period of 10 months and over 380 matches.
 
Titan24 said:
I am no broadcasting revenue expert but, calculating the value of leagues must not be as simple as getting the total broadcasting revenue and dividing it my number of matches. It has to take into account the number of products from a particular company customers are willing to buy along with what price, in this case league the broadcasters are willing to buy. For EPL they are willing to pay $11m per match for a period of 10 months and around 380 matches. You increase the number of matches and period of a league which has much limited demand in comparison the fee per match is going to come down hugely and the model might not even be feasible.

EPL doing $11m over the period of 10 months actually shows how much bigger the EPL is. Does anyone here really believe that if (Thats a big if) BCCI increases the window to 10 months the per match broadcasting fee per match of IPL will remain $13.5m? I would be surprised if its even 1/4 or less then what it currently is for a 2 month or so window. There wont be much eye balls wanting to watch a league in a T20 cricket format for the period of 10 whopping months.

The thing which makes EPL this big is that people around the world are willing to watch it for 10 months and broadcasters are willing to pay $11m per match for a period of 10 months and around 380 matches. IPL earning a broadcast fee of $13.5m over a period of 2 months and 70 odd matches just shows how much smaller it is in front of some of the biggest leagues but, how is it a surprise? Cricket is not as global a sport as football or some other sports. Demand of IPL is limited in comparison.

There are pretty smart people on the forum, surprised that how they are hellhounds on proving that IPL>EPL by using odd logics when its not even close and the way they are estimating is not a direct comparison. EPL being 10 month league with 380 matches and earning $11m per match just reflects how much bigger of a product that is. People assuming its just because of the window of 10 months vs 2 months of IPL are completely ignoring the concept of demand and maintaining a sum of $11m for a period of 10 months and over 380 matches.
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Even IF what you wrote is true it's still a huge feat.

IPL is 15 years old. EPL is 30.
The target market of EPL is much bigger.
The spending capacity of EPL's market is much bigger.

Still, IPL's broadcasting revenue per match exceeds EPL's.

And to be honest, it's you who is using odd logic. If IPL is extended to say 10 months many things would change.

No of the teams will increase significantly.
Current international quota of 4 players might increase.
International matches would go down significantly.
Star players playing in international matches will go down.
Other competitive leagues will die.

Broadcasters are now lining to buy IPL rights when they have other options. Now imagine how much money will they pay if cricket is totally monopolized by IPL.
 
Hitman said:
Anyone still thinks Ganguly and Indians are delusional? :)))
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Rajdeep said:
This is simply brilliant. IPL in just 14 years surpassed all leagues and only 2nd to NFL.

Amazing stuff.
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Yeah truly amazing. My question here again is what benefit do we get if IPL makes a lot of money? , or more importantly what benefit does the common Indian man, woman and their dog get from this statistic?

I know the answer, its zilch!!

BCCI as we already know is a registered charity and is keeping all the benefits
 
gazza619 said:
Yeah truly amazing. My question here again is what benefit do we get if IPL makes a lot of money? , or more importantly what benefit does the common Indian man, woman and their dog get from this statistic?
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List of Benefits for Indian Cricket/Cricketers

1. Retired Cricketers: More Pension Amount
2. Domestic Cricketers: More Match Fees
3. U19/Women Cricketer: More Money
4. Better Cricket Infrastructure: Stadiums/Academy

List of Benefits for IPL

1. More Money for the Teams (the reason why they were bought in the first place)
2. Attract more International / Domestic Cricketers
3. More/Better Entertainment-Entertainment-Entertainment
 
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