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MUMBAI : U.S. tech behemoth Amazon will not bid for rights to telecast India's premier league cricket, projected to be worth more than 500 billion rupees ($6.4 billion), a source with knowledge of the company's plans said on Friday.
Jeff Bezos and Mukesh Ambani, two of the world's richest men, are set for another clash. This time the fight is over media rights to the Super Bowl of cricket, one of the world's fastest-growing sporting events that draws 600 million viewers and has a brand value of almost $6 billion. The billionaires' companies are expected to be the top two contenders at a June 12 Indian Premier League auction, which is likely to lure several bidders for separate, five-year telecasting and online streaming contracts in different geographies. The tycoons are preparing aggressive game plans to ensure a win, according to people familiar with the matter. Other fierce competitors include Walt Disney Co., which held the rights until this year's just-concluded season, and Sony Group Corp. For the two first-time participants, there's far more at stake than just a shot at becoming the No. 1 media player in a country of 1.4 billion people. The English sport enjoys cult-like status in the former British colony. Both Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd. and Bezos's Amazon.com Inc. are betting the game will serve as a gateway to their ultimate goal: Dominating an Indian consumer market that's increasingly going online. "The bidding action will be a bet on the India story over the coming decade," said Karan Taurani, a media analyst at Mumbai-based Elara Capital. "Bidders are putting money on the promise that data-consuming Indians will dictate the fortunes of every business, from retail to banking, and from travel to education."
MUMBAI : Players and tournaments will share profits 50-50 from 2023 on the men's ATP Tour while total prize money will surge thanks to an agreed expansion of top-tier tournaments, the global governing body of the men's circuit announced on Thursday.
Domestic giants Mumbai on Thursday broke the world record for the highest margin of victory in the history of first-class cricket as they crushed minnows Uttarakhand by a staggering 725 runs on the fourth day of their Ranji Trophy quarter-final here and stormed into the semi-finals. Mumbai broke New South Wales' 92-year-old Sheffield Shield record when they beat Queensland by 685 runs.
Uttarakhand by a staggering 725 runs on the fourth day of their Ranji Trophy quarter-final here and stormed into the semi-finals. Mumbai broke New South Wales' 92-year-old Sheffield Shield record when they beat Queensland by 685 runs. In the Ranji Trophy, the previous record for highest margin for victory was held by Bengal, who had defeated Odisha by 540 runs in 1953-54. Mumbai's world record comes a day after Bengal broke a 129-year-old one with all their nine batters scoring half-century in a single innings against Jharkhand in another quarter-final. Mumbai will now meet Uttar Pradesh in the semi-final of the prestigious domestic competition.
Young Karan Sharma led from the front with a calm and composed 93 not out as Uttar Pradesh knocked out favourites Karnataka with a five-wicket win in their Ranji Trophy quarterfinals in Alur on Wednesday. This was UP's first ever win over Karnataka on 13 occasions and it could not have come at a better time. UP are now headed for a likely semifinal clash against heavyweights Mumbai at the same venue from June 14. Previously, UP had lost four times and drawn nine times but never won against Karnataka.
Karan Sharma led from the front with a calm and composed 93 not out as Uttar Pradesh knocked out favourites Karnataka with a five-wicket win in their Ranji Trophy quarterfinals on Wednesday. This was UP's first ever win over Karnataka on 13 occasions and it could not have come at a better time. UP are now headed for a semi-final clash against heavyweights Mumbai at the same venue from June 14. Previously, UP had lost four times and drawn nine times but never won against Karnataka.