The India-Pakistan rivalry's value in Dollars....

[MenInG]

Edge-of-the-seat India-Pakistan faceoff during the ongoing Asia Cup 2022 series that started from August 27 took digital viewership past the 10 million mark on streaming platform Disney+Hotstar.

With strong viewership numbers right from the start of the match, the India-Pakistan cricket rivalry saw views jumping to 8.4 million in the fourth over.

The viewership increased further to 8.7 million when all-rounder Hardik Pandya took the wicket of batsmen Mohammad Rizwan in the 14th over.

India's bowling performance drew strong viewership on the streaming platform with views touching 9.5 million in the last over.

In the second half of the India-Pakistan match, viewership surpassed the 9.5 million mark in no time. By the third over, it touched 9.7 million. Then came Virat Kohli's six and the viewership hit 9.9 million.

Kohli and Rohit Sharma's partnership piqued viewer interest and by the fifth over viewership had touched the 10 million mark.

In terms of viewership, the game in the 17th over came in on par with 2021 T20 World Cup's India-Pakistan match which had attracted 12 million viewers at its peak.

The nail-biting finish saw viewership touching 13 million in the last over.

Along with beating the T20 India-Pakistan match viewership numbers, the Asia Cup game of the two teams has broken the second highest viewership record on Disney+Hotstar. The over the top (OTT) platform had hit a record viewership of 12 million in the 12th edition of IPL (2019) during the match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians which was later broken by the final match of the same season with 18 million viewership.

In addition to high viewer interest, the return of Asia Cup after a gap of four years and the tournament coinciding with the festive period is leading to high advertiser traction especially for India-Pakistan matches. Ad rates for these matches on digital is on par with 2022 season of IPL at around Rs 280 CPM (cost per thousand impressions), according to industry estimates.

Last year, Disney+ Hotstar was estimated to have recorded Rs 1,000 crore in ad revenue, up from Rs 800 crore in 2020.

https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/t...gital-viewership-past-10-million-9099841.html

 

[MenInG]

And then we have some telling us this rivalry does not exist!

 

[Slim]

Honestly, the governments of both countries need to grow up. Pakistan India cricket is the biggest rivalry in sports. For God sake let us enjoy it on regular basis.

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

The India NZ 2019 WC Semi Final had 25 Million Concurrent Viewers on the Platform, a World Record.
Indians love cricket, and any high profile match will get eyeballs.
Nothing specific to do with Pakistan.
In fact, if there is too much cricket with Pakistan then there will be no hype due to over-saturation, as we can sure if relations become the Boards will Milk it to the highest.

 

[kukkad kamaal]

If India and Pakistan were playing regularly, there wouldn't be this much hype.

 

[AMSS]

Weekday IPL matches get 3-4 million views on average on hotstar.

This match with all the buildup and marketing and played on a sunday had twice the viewership of a mid season, midweek IPL match.

Hmm.

 

[cricketjoshila]

IPL finals has a viewership of 18mn.

 

[MenInG]

We are talking about a group game

Lets see what happens if Pakistan and India meet in a final.

I Am also sure you have seen reports of celebrations on the streets in India as well.

 

[Shaddy86]

How many of IPL matches are watched in groups like India Vs Pakistan? Almost everyone that I know watches an India Vs Pak game in groups. Streaming services are back up for individuals that can't get to live a TV transmission. There are so many variables, we can never truly know the actual viewership of such matches.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Apart from 10-15 NRIs here everyone knows that India vs Pakistan is the greatest rivalry. You don't see empty streets during an IPL final also.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

The India NZ 2019 WC Semi Final had 25 Million Concurrent Viewers on the Platform, a World Record.
Indians love cricket, and any high profile match will get eyeballs.
Nothing specific to do with Pakistan.
In fact, if there is too much cricket with Pakistan then there will be no hype due to over-saturation, as we can sure if relations become the Boards will Milk it to the highest.

May be your ego is not letting you accept that India vs Pakistan is still the greatest rivalry in cricket?

 

[The cricket enthusiast]

Apart from 10-15 NRIs here everyone knows that India vs Pakistan is the greatest rivalry. You don't see empty streets during an IPL final also.

Also i would like to add here maybe some of you are not aware of that it is also broadcasted on DDSPORTS For Free of cost.
So real figure we will never know.
There's no need for Hype when it's come to indo pak it's natural .

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

How many of IPL matches are watched in groups like India Vs Pakistan? Almost everyone that I know watches an India Vs Pak game in groups. Streaming services are back up for individuals that can't get to live a TV transmission. There are so many variables, we can never truly know the actual viewership of such matches.

India vs Pakistan matches are just like festivals which everyone wants to celebrate together.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Also i would like to add here maybe some of you are not aware of that it is also broadcasted on DDSPORTS For Free of cost.
So real figure we will never know.
There's no need for Hype when it's come to indo pak it's natural .

Exactly. Even people who have no interest in cricket watch India vs Pakistan matches. It is a festival.

 

[MP2011]

I Am also sure you have seen reports of celebrations on the streets in India as well.

One thing I can surely attest to is that fire crackers were burnt post our win. So people did celebrate that win on streets even though it was close to midnight when we won that game!

Now its another matter that considering Delhi's fragile atmosphere, that should not have been done!

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

May be your ego is not letting you accept that India vs Pakistan is still the greatest rivalry in cricket?

Show me the statement where I said it is not a rivalry.? Off course it is.
But as I said it also depends on the context and profile of the match. As I said India NZ semi had 25 million views which is a world record. So irrespective of opposition being Pakistan or anyone else India matches will get the views and hype

 

[Rana]

May be your ego is not letting you accept that India vs Pakistan is still the greatest rivalry in cricket?

What a sad post by Hoshiarpur

I can’t believe the length some people would go to justify their denial

 

[Varun]

The value is high because it's a one-off game; happens once a year.

I'm sure all of you remember that stuff was getting a little stale in the 2007-8 period when both teams were touring each other every year + the meetings in Asia Cups and all.

 

[Major]

This is the most hyped cricket rivalry. Indian fans can deny it as much as they want, but even in dubai, it was sold out and 80% were indians.

We didnt build the hype of rizwan and shaheen. I have been watching shaheen since 2019, it was only after the india game that shaheen's first over is always the main focus.

Their channels that feature varun gupta they do a special pre match analysis.

This was not a world cup match, it was just an asia cup group match.

Look at this forum. I saw indian posters that i have never ever seen in my life taking part in the commentary thread

 

[Major]

The value is high because it's a one-off game; happens once a year.

I'm sure all of you remember that stuff was getting a little stale in the 2007-8 period when both teams were touring each other every year + the meetings in Asia Cups and all.

Um no. Even when we played regularly each year the hype was there. A series win was celebrated, the players were praised. In 2007-2008 we played a series, we played kitply cup, we played asia cup. All three events had the same rush and enjoyment.

 

[Major]

May be your ego is not letting you accept that India vs Pakistan is still the greatest rivalry in cricket?

Acc is headed by jay shah. This tournament was reschduled. If they wanted, they couldve had a group with india and pakistan being seperate. Not only were they placed on same group, it was made sure that both teams play in the super 4 again kn a sunday. Jay shah could had given the next sunday match to anyteam he wanted.

Hoshiar is someone who just posts here to hate on pakistanis and muslims if you ever read his posts.

He calls an anti muslim book as a great piece of literature even though he has neve read. He likes to write posts on players like misbah so that other posters past hateful comments.

The amount of time he spends on trolling here instead of coming across as geniune is a bit sad

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

Acc is headed by jay shah. This tournament was reschduled. If they wanted, they couldve had a group with india and pakistan being seperate. Not only were they placed on same group, it was made sure that both teams play in the super 4 again kn a sunday. Jay shah could had given the next sunday match to anyteam he wanted.

Hoshiar is someone who just posts here to hate on pakistanis and muslims if you ever read his posts.

He calls an anti muslim book as a great piece of literature even though he has neve read. He likes to write posts on players like misbah so that other posters past hateful comments.

The amount of time he spends on trolling here instead of coming across as geniune is a bit sad

You and your friends here purposefully get the name of Indian players wrong, mock them, call Indians all kinds of names and what not, call Hindu idols as sticks and stones etc.

I simply call out the hypocrisy of treating us as enemies and then also expecting good will out of India lol.

We are hostile countries towards each other for various reasons and it will remain so forever.

Apne girebaan ke andhar jhaak lo pehle.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

The value is high because it's a one-off game; happens once a year.

I'm sure all of you remember that stuff was getting a little stale in the 2007-8 period when both teams were touring each other every year + the meetings in Asia Cups and all.

Yeah. It got pretty tiresome. Pakistan are a boring opponent if we play them every year. A grand event when we play them once in a blue moon.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Yeah. It got pretty tiresome. Pakistan are a boring opponent if we play them every year. A grand event when we play them once in a blue moon.

We are going to play against them thrice at least this year. Let's see if it gets boring or interesting from here.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

We are going to play against them thrice at least this year. Let's see if it gets boring or interesting from here.

That's cool. I hope we don't play against Pakistan in t20's for another couple of years after this .

 

[Rana]

This is the most hyped cricket rivalry. Indian fans can deny it as much as they want, but even in dubai, it was sold out and 80% were indians.

We didnt build the hype of rizwan and shaheen. I have been watching shaheen since 2019, it was only after the india game that shaheen's first over is always the main focus.

Their channels that feature varun gupta they do a special pre match analysis.

This was not a world cup match, it was just an asia cup group match.

Look at this forum. I saw indian posters that i have never ever seen in my life taking part in the commentary thread

Who built the hype of Rizwan ) your imagination??

 

[Devadwal]

This is the most hyped cricket rivalry. Indian fans can deny it as much as they want, but even in dubai, it was sold out and 80% were indians.

We didnt build the hype of rizwan and shaheen. I have been watching shaheen since 2019, it was only after the india game that shaheen's first over is always the main focus.

Their channels that feature varun gupta they do a special pre match analysis.

This was not a world cup match, it was just an asia cup group match.

Look at this forum. I saw indian posters that i have never ever seen in my life taking part in the commentary thread

Hype of rizwan lol but true for Shaheen. Vikrant gupta is doing pre or post match analysis for every indian game and he was doing analysis of every IPL game on entire game duration .lol

 

[Major]

You and your friends here purposefully get the name of Indian players wrong, mock them, call Indians all kinds of names and what not, call Hindu idols as sticks and stones etc.

I simply call out the hypocrisy of treating us as enemies and then also expecting good will out of India lol.

We are hostile countries towards each other for various reasons and it will remain so forever.

Apne girebaan ke andhar jhaak lo pehle.

wait what? You have completely gone off topic mate. Plz dont start a me too movement here, cry somewhere else

 

[Major]

Hype of rizwan lol but true for Shaheen. Vikrant gupta is doing pre or post match analysis for every indian game and he was doing analysis of every IPL game on entire game duration .lol

Rizwan has been hyped up. Harbajan was talking about him where he went on to say that watch out for him. Or was it Sehwag?


There is a difference between doing a regular match analysis and doing a specific segment and the jargon that is used.

No one is forcing you lot to accept the rivalry. Its not like its Pakistani fans that sold out stadiums, its Indians. 80% fans in the stadium are Indians.

The funny thing is, we Pakistanis dont even take Afghanistan match as a rivalry, yet in a Pakistan vs Afghanistan match, the majority of the fans are Afghanis especially in UAE.

I came across Indian posters on Pakpassions commentary thread whom I didnt even know existed

 

[Mesozoic]

And then we have some telling us this rivalry does not exist!

Anyone who says that is blatantly lying.

Pakistan will forever be India's biggest and only arch-rivals (and vice versa) no matter what. Our "rivalry" with Australia is a far distant second.

 

[Devadwal]

Rizwan has been hyped up. Harbajan was talking about him where he went on to say that watch out for him. Or was it Sehwag?


There is a difference between doing a regular match analysis and doing a specific segment and the jargon that is used.

No one is forcing you lot to accept the rivalry. Its not like its Pakistani fans that sold out stadiums, its Indians. 80% fans in the stadium are Indians.

The funny thing is, we Pakistanis dont even take Afghanistan match as a rivalry, yet in a Pakistan vs Afghanistan match, the majority of the fans are Afghanis especially in UAE.

I came across Indian posters on Pakpassions commentary thread whom I didnt even know existed

Do i said any words about rivalry ? I was just correct your wrong statement so don't make things himself

 

[Devadwal]

Anyone who says that is blatantly lying.

Pakistan will forever be India's biggest and only arch-rivals (and vice versa) no matter what. Our "rivalry" with Australia is a far distant second.

Yes, our Rivalry against australia is only for cricketing point of views but against Pakistan all things included so easily Pakistan is far ahead in terms of rivals

 

[cricketjoshila]

Also i would like to add here maybe some of you are not aware of that it is also broadcasted on DDSPORTS For Free of cost.
So real figure we will never know.
There's no need for Hype when it's come to indo pak it's natural .

IPL is also broadcasted on DD, all 8 pm matches and the playoffs.

 

[cricketjoshila]

The 2021 T20 WC match had 12million viewers.

For comparison, regular league matches of IPL 14 registered a viewership between 6mn to 7mn.

 

[Mp812]

And then we have some telling us this rivalry does not exist!

An interesting point is an IPL game still has highest viewership RCB vs MI

 

[chacha kashmiri]

The lack of Pakistan-India matches propelled Ipl to its current billion dollar status
The lack of a competitive streak for India compelled its hungry cricket fans to embrace and propagate its league games
As the ipl is an internal affair its also does not to contribute its earnings to the ICC, unlike Pakistan India games which would increase revenue for the ICC and also decrease the popularity of the IPL in the long haul

 

[cricketjoshila]

The lack of Pakistan-India matches propelled Ipl to its current billion dollar status
The lack of a competitive streak for India compelled its hungry cricket fans to embrace and propagate its league games
As the ipl is an internal affair its also does not to contribute its earnings to the ICC, unlike Pakistan India games which would increase revenue for the ICC and also decrease the popularity of the IPL in the long haul

Lol. IPL has nothing to do with Indo-Pak matches. This is a laughable attempt to big up pakistan matches.

Lack of competitive streak? India has been far more competent in ICC tournaments than pakistan.

It is not India's duty to feed the ICC.

 

[chacha kashmiri]

Lol. IPL has nothing to do with Indo-Pak matches. This is a laughable attempt to big up pakistan matches.

Lack of competitive streak? India has been far more competent in ICC tournaments than pakistan.

It is not India's duty to feed the ICC.

If it wasn't for Misbah there wouldn't even be an IPL

You can argue that fans would rather smash their tellies over Delhi capitals against chennai express
But for the average Amar, you can't beat international rivalries

 

[par]

Um no. Even when we played regularly each year the hype was there. A series win was celebrated, the players were praised. In 2007-2008 we played a series, we played kitply cup, we played asia cup. All three events had the same rush and enjoyment.

IIRC, for some of those matches, the stadium was not full. Maybe the security measures were tiresome for some people before entering the stadium. Or maybe people just got bored.

 

[JaDed]

If it wasn't for Misbah there wouldn't even be an IPL

You can argue that fans would rather smash their tellies over Delhi capitals against chennai express
But for the average Amar, you can't beat international rivalries

You have no idea about Chennai-Bangalore-Mumbai rivalries .. worse among chennai-bangalore literally makes educated ones go berzerk.

Only people from Delhi Punjab don’t get the IpL hype because of their useless teams lol.

 

[captain.hansolo]

Honestly, the governments of both countries need to grow up. Pakistan India cricket is the biggest rivalry in sports. For God sake let us enjoy it on regular basis.

You do know that india is ruled by modi right?

 

[chacha kashmiri]

You have no idea about Chennai-Bangalore-Mumbai rivalries .. worse among chennai-bangalore literally makes educated ones go berzerk.

Only people from Delhi Punjab don’t get the IpL hype because of their useless teams lol.

I suppose it's a good substitute because of international relations.
Suprised kolkota and hyderabad don't join in

 

[Mesozoic]

If it wasn't for Misbah there wouldn't even be an IPL

It's 2022 and still people actually believe this nonsense. Ridiculous.

 

[cricketjoshila]

You do know that india is ruled by modi right?

Suppose it is not. Then what?

Was Modi in power in 2008 when the bilaterals were banned?

 

[cricketjoshila]

If it wasn't for Misbah there wouldn't even be an IPL

You can argue that fans would rather smash their tellies over Delhi capitals against chennai express
But for the average Amar, you can't beat international rivalries

I suggest you concentrate and opine about your country and not spout rubbish about things you don't know.

The most watched match on Disney Hotstar is not any indo-pak match but a IPL final.

Its good that pakistanis are banned from the IPL else someone like you would claim that IPL runs due to pakistanis.

 

[msb314]

The value is high because it's a one-off game; happens once a year.

I'm sure all of you remember that stuff was getting a little stale in the 2007-8 period when both teams were touring each other every year + the meetings in Asia Cups and all.

This is the most hyped cricket rivalry. Indian fans can deny it as much as they want, but even in dubai, it was sold out and 80% were indians.

We didnt build the hype of rizwan and shaheen. I have been watching shaheen since 2019, it was only after the india game that shaheen's first over is always the main focus.

Their channels that feature varun gupta they do a special pre match analysis.

This was not a world cup match, it was just an asia cup group match.

Look at this forum. I saw indian posters that i have never ever seen in my life taking part in the commentary thread

We have played India every year since 2003 (barring 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

- 2003 WC Centurion Game
- 2004 Samsung Series + Platinum Jubilee Game + Asia Cup + Champions Trophy
- 2005 Pakistan Tour of India
- 2006 India Tour of Pakistan
- 2007 Pakistan Tour of India + World T20 (2x)
- 2008 Asia Cup + Kitply Cup
- 2009 Champions Trophy
- 2010 Asia Cup
- 2011 WC SF Mohali
- 2012 World T20
- 2013 Aane Do Series + Champions Trophy
- 2014 Asia Cup + World T20
- 2015 World Cup Adelaide
- 2016 Asia Cup + World T20
- 2017 Champions Trophy (Group Stage + Final)
- 2018 Asia Cup (2x)
- 2019 World Cup Manchester
- 2021 World T20
- 2022 Asia Cup (atleast twice) + World T20

 

[cricketjoshila]

It's 2022 and still people actually believe this nonsense. Ridiculous.

If pakistanis weren't banned from the IPL he would say IPL runs because of pakistan.

 

[bujhee kom]

No rivalry if one side always wins. Let Pk become a good economy then it may win a few games.

 

[chacha kashmiri]

It's 2022 and still people actually believe this nonsense. Ridiculous.

If it had gone for 6, would there have been an IPL

 

[chacha kashmiri]

If pakistanis weren't banned from the IPL he would say IPL runs because of pakistan.

We had the ICL way long before the IPL
You must have heard of rayudu

 

[JaDed]

No rivalry if one side always wins. Let Pk become a good economy then it may win a few games.

Literally out of nowhere , maybe when Argentina smacks England in football, English fans should be like become a better economy and then talk lol.

We know you are a BD fan obsessed with economy right now.

 

[JaDed]

Majority Pak posters seem to ignore how big IPL is among new generations.

Inter city rivalries were huge in India that was exploited by IPL, I’m sure Pakistanis understand that with Karachi-Lahore-Peshawar ones.

 

[Local.Dada]

Majority Pak posters seem to ignore how big IPL is among new generations.

Inter city rivalries were huge in India that was exploited by IPL, I’m sure Pakistanis understand that with Karachi-Lahore-Peshawar ones.

It’s futile. I think most understand. Some just want to be in denial of how serious IPL is taken and what a conglomerate it is.

Yes Ind-Pak rivalry has value and the fact that we don’t play each other often adds to the mystique.

It can wear thin very fast if we play each other too often in fact one day when Pakistan players will inevitably play in the IPL that should also kill the cricket rivalry regardless of the political situations.

IPL will always sustain

 

[JaDed]

It’s futile. I think most understand. Some just want to be in denial of how serious IPL is taken and what a conglomerate it is.

Yes Ind-Pak rivalry has value and the fact that we don’t play each other often adds to the mystique.

It can wear thin very fast if we play each other too often in fact one day when Pakistan players will inevitably play in the IPL that should also kill the cricket rivalry regardless of the political situations.

IPL will always sustain

Yea but below points are pretty ridiculous even for being in denial standards.

“The lack of Pakistan-India matches propelled Ipl to its current billion dollar status
The lack of a competitive streak for India compelled its hungry cricket fans to embrace and propagate its league games”

 

[Local.Dada]

I personally think Pakistan- Afghanistan is the fiercest rivalry in cricket right now. The fans go to unimaginable level craziness during these games. Ind-Pak rivarly pales in comparison.

 

[cricketjoshila]

We had the ICL way long before the IPL
You must have heard of rayudu

You had? ICL was also an Indian league.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

I personally think Pakistan- Afghanistan is the fiercest rivalry in cricket right now. The fans go to unimaginable level craziness during these games. Ind-Pak rivarly pales in comparison.

What is their head-to-head record?

 

[JaDed]

I personally think Pakistan- Afghanistan is the fiercest rivalry in cricket right now. The fans go to unimaginable level craziness during these games. Ind-Pak rivarly pales in comparison.

Tbh it’s really one sided with extreme reactions from the Afghan fans almost comical to see but really got violent for no reason. Ind-Pak fans are generally very cordial in games atleast.

 

[Local.Dada]

Tbh it’s really one sided with extreme reactions from the Afghan fans almost comical to see but really got violent for no reason. Ind-Pak fans are generally very cordial in games atleast.

I think they have had thrillers 2018 Asia cup, wc 2019 and even wt20 match. Also their players and fans vs Pak are lot more angrier than during ind-pak games for me. The friends and media is just over the top friendly.

I agree Pakistan keeps their calm in these games

 

[Mesozoic]

If it had gone for 6, would there have been an IPL

Yes. It had nothing to do with the outcome of Misbah's scoop shot.

 

[Rana]

Suppose it is not. Then what?

Was Modi in power in 2008 when the bilaterals were banned?

Modi wasn’t in power but the then government would have eventually overturned the ban with good ties resuming. Modi completely shut the door and used it for his political gain!

 

[Rana]

I personally think Pakistan- Afghanistan is the fiercest rivalry in cricket right now. The fans go to unimaginable level craziness during these games. Ind-Pak rivarly pales in comparison.

It’s a one sided hatred, not rivalry. Afghans turn up in groups of men whereas Pakistanis are much more family oriented. Would love to see a Pakistan v Afghanistan World Cup game at Headingly or Edgebaston. Will be interesting to see if the Afghan lads turn up to ambush

 

[kingusama92]

They would cash in big time if they held a full tour every 2-3 years.

There's no denying the demand for matches between these teams and it's quite noticeable too. Even those who don't pay attention to cricket are aware when these two play whether it's a group or knockout match.

Even the BCCI will want the government to clear a series with Pakistan. Money is money and a series between these two will net a significant profit.

 

[Rana]

BJP/Modi have created extremely hateful sentiments against Pakistan and now it is near impossible for normal ties to resume. Any government trying to bring relations back to pre-2009 will have to face the wrath of an Indian public that may never accept relations to be cordial with Pakistan.

Such a shame because sport should never have been brought into this in the first place

 

[cricketjoshila]

Modi wasn’t in power but the then government would have eventually overturned the ban with good ties resuming. Modi completely shut the door and used it for his political gain!

From 2008 to 2014, how many times did India visit pakistan?

What good ties? When was this period of good ties?

Modi did what was pragmatic. To shut the door to a hostile state.

 

[cricketjoshila]

They would cash in big time if they held a full tour every 2-3 years.

There's no denying the demand for matches between these teams and it's quite noticeable too. Even those who don't pay attention to cricket are aware when these two play whether it's a group or knockout match.

Even the BCCI will want the government to clear a series with Pakistan. Money is money and a series between these two will net a significant profit.

BCCI already makes significant profits and bcci rights are not sold as per opponent basis.

 

[cricketjoshila]

BJP/Modi have created extremely hateful sentiments against Pakistan and now it is near impossible for normal ties to resume. Any government trying to bring relations back to pre-2009 will have to face the wrath of an Indian public that may never accept relations to be cordial with Pakistan.

Such a shame because sport should never have been brought into this in the first place

Sports is part of all this. Russia is banned from the fifa WC. Russia players are finding it hard to play in major tournaments.

Modi and BJP did nothing. 26/11 changed everything. If pakistan wanted good ties with India, they would stop supporting a secessionist terrorist movement in Kashmir.

Terrorists like Masood Azhar, Hafiz Saeed etc wont be operating in pakistan.

And the ties were snapped way back in 2008, 6 years before Modi came.

 

[Rajdeep]

BJP/Modi have created extremely hateful sentiments against Pakistan and now it is near impossible for normal ties to resume. Any government trying to bring relations back to pre-2009 will have to face the wrath of an Indian public that may never accept relations to be cordial with Pakistan.

Such a shame because sport should never have been brought into this in the first place

Do you really blame them? Why don't you ask your govt to punish or handover the culprits of 2008 Mumbai attacks? if India don't agree to play Pakistan even after that, blame Modi all you want. I am amazed that people here are blaming India when there used to be regular tours between 2004-08. Only and only Pakistan govt's inability to act on its home grown non state actors are the reason there is no cricket between the two countries.

Also, Indian cricket since 2008 has grown leaps and bounds even without playing Pakistan. So, BCCI has no incentive, interest or rush to play Pakistan bcoz it is doing very well otherwise anyway. Had it been a struggling board like say SLC or BCB, it would have swallowed the bitter pill of 2008 and resumed cricket. But BCCI has no such compulsions. These one-off games in big tournaments to keep fans happy are enough for Indian board. It is PCB that wants cricket to resume with India for obvious monetary reason...so the onus is on them to make it right. But if they host political leagues like KPL, they can forget cricket with India for next few decades.

 

[Technics 1210]

May be your ego is not letting you accept that India vs Pakistan is still the greatest rivalry in cricket?

The India NZ 2019 WC Semi Final was played over 2 days, so add the viewership for both days and you get a high viewership number.

Pakistan vs India will always draw the biggest viewership in Cricket, on any given day of the week.

 

[Rana]

The India NZ 2019 WC Semi Final was played over 2 days, so add the viewership for both days and you get a high viewership number.

Pakistan vs India will always draw the biggest viewership in Cricket, on any given day of the week.

Plus I recon all of Pakistan was watching hoping to see an India loss

 

[shamaan]

Do you really blame them? Why don't you ask your govt to punish or handover the culprits of 2008 Mumbai attacks? if India don't agree to play Pakistan even after that, blame Modi all you want. I am amazed that people here are blaming India when there used to be regular tours between 2004-08. Only and only Pakistan govt's inability to act on its home grown non state actors are the reason there is no cricket between the two countries.

Also, Indian cricket since 2008 has grown leaps and bounds even without playing Pakistan. So, BCCI has no incentive, interest or rush to play Pakistan bcoz it is doing very well otherwise anyway. Had it been a struggling board like say SLC or BCB, it would have swallowed the bitter pill of 2008 and resumed cricket. But BCCI has no such compulsions. These one-off games in big tournaments to keep fans happy are enough for Indian board. It is PCB that wants cricket to resume with India for obvious monetary reason...so the onus is on them to make it right. But if they host political leagues like KPL, they can forget cricket with India for next few decades.

Why don't your government punish the Hindu extremists?

 

[kingusama92]

BCCI already makes significant profits and bcci rights are not sold as per opponent basis.

No one has ever said no to more money and that includes the BCCI. India-Pakistan tours will up the price of those collective rights when they're sold to the market.

For example, the ad rates doubled for Sunday's India-Pakistan match. That's just for a simple group match. You can see the $$$ signs flash when these two play each other.

It's also clear the market is receptive to these games whether it's through ticket sales, broadcasting numbers, or ad rates. That's just pure facts. This is not the case of India's audience wanting nothing to do with Pakistan. if that were true, I would agree the BCCI cutting Pakistan tours would be good for the rest of their business as people would begin boycotting Indian cricket. However, that is not the case as seen on Sunday.

This is simply a government decision that hurts everyone (some more and some less). It is what it is but that's the reality of the situation.

 

[shujaatraza]

Also need to consider factors like India vs Pakistan matches are streamed across various cafes, bars and open spaces and they are always full so single viewership shared with 100 plus audience.

 

[AMSS]

Also need to consider factors like India vs Pakistan matches are streamed across various cafes, bars and open spaces and they are always full so single viewership shared with 100 plus audience.

Another remarkable clueless post.

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

wait what? You have completely gone off topic mate. Plz dont start a me too movement here, cry somewhere else

Wait what ? I pointed out a factual statement of Streaming load and Semi Final involving India and NZ. A
And then you all of a sudden started railing about reading a book from time pass section ?
Are you for real ? Did you read your post ?

I am simply pointing out that there is huge Interest in Game of Cricket in India. Cricket and Movies infact, these 2 are the most wildly followed topics.
I mean a local TNPL (Tamil Nadu Premier League for T20) had 10,000-15,000 people turning up to watch in the stadium and generating buzz and noise.

IPL final gets more views than this Asia Cup match.
So, it is irrespective of the opposition. India matches, depending on the context e.g final/semi-final, will get lots of views. Pakistan is irrelevant in this discussion.

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

May be your ego is not letting you accept that India vs Pakistan is still the greatest rivalry in cricket?

Plus I recon all of Pakistan was watching hoping to see an India loss

The India NZ 2019 WC Semi Final was played over 2 days, so add the viewership for both days and you get a high viewership number.

Pakistan vs India will always draw the biggest viewership in Cricket, on any given day of the week.

India NZ match, without Pakistan in the picture, got 25 Million Views i.e Peak Load of 25 Million at a Point of time. That happened when Jadeja and Dhoni were batting and got India closer.
Source :

Listen the Architect of Hotstar that how they scaled it on the Game Day. 25 Million was Peak load.
How do I know this, I was one of the consultants of Backend Infra on the Game Day for Hotstar.

So @Technics, your statement of more views being due to match being played over 2 days is completely irrelevant, off topic, and utter and complete nonsense.

Why, Because it was a Semi-Final, the context and situation of the match and craze of Cricket in India.
I mean local T20 Leagues get more crowd than what we saw in Pakistan vs Australia matches that happened.

Now, as I said, Pakistan is irrelevant in this discussion. Irrespective of who the opposition is, the matches will get more views and more craze.

Is there a rivalry among India and Pakistan ? off-course there is.
Is there money to be made out of it? Off course.

Nothing to do with ego. It is all factual.

 

[cricketjoshila]

No one has ever said no to more money and that includes the BCCI. India-Pakistan tours will up the price of those collective rights when they're sold to the market.

For example, the ad rates doubled for Sunday's India-Pakistan match. That's just for a simple group match. You can see the $$$ signs flash when these two play each other.

It's also clear the market is receptive to these games whether it's through ticket sales, broadcasting numbers, or ad rates. That's just pure facts. This is not the case of India's audience wanting nothing to do with Pakistan. if that were true, I would agree the BCCI cutting Pakistan tours would be good for the rest of their business as people would begin boycotting Indian cricket. However, that is not the case as seen on Sunday.

This is simply a government decision that hurts everyone (some more and some less). It is what it is but that's the reality of the situation.

KU let me explain.

Whenever BCCI sells a TV right, they mention the number of probable matches that the team will play during that time period.

Next day mention a minimum reserve price for per match.

The bidders then bid for how much they will pay the BCCI for every match.

Now this is not affected by who the opposition is, it may be Australia or it may be Pakistan, the per match payment of the broadcaster doesn't change.

Now in case of Asia Cup, Indian audience isnt much interested in the other matches and hence the India matches and esp the India vs Pakistan match because of its rarity get more AD rates.

Indians will tune in to watch India matches irrespective of the opponent.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

BJP/Modi have created extremely hateful sentiments against Pakistan and now it is near impossible for normal ties to resume. Any government trying to bring relations back to pre-2009 will have to face the wrath of an Indian public that may never accept relations to be cordial with Pakistan.

Such a shame because sport should never have been brought into this in the first place

Extremely antagonistic sentiments towards Pakistan exist with or without BJP. Even the most left wing Indians have no sympathy for Pakistan, buddy. That's just how it is .

You are delusional if you think Congress will change their stance towards Pakistan once they come to power.

 

[shujaatraza]

Another remarkable clueless post.

Care to increase my knowledge?

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Care to increase my knowledge?

It seems he is new to Indo-Pak cricket.