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NEW DELHI/MUMBAI:The media rights auction for the world's richest cricket league spilled over into a third day, with broadcast and digital rights for the Indian subcontinent already fetching the country's board almost US$5.1 billion, two sources told Reuters on Monday (Jun 13).
IPL TV and digital rights for the Indian sub-continent for a whopping Rs 44,075 crore, making it one of the richest entities in the sporting world. As per information received, Package A (Indian subcontinent TV Rights) for 410 IPL matches across five seasons from 2023 to 2027 has been sold for Rs 23,575 crore, which is effectively Rs 57.5 crore per game. As it happened: IPL media rights auctionHowever, it is the Indian subcontinent digital rights that stole the thunder with Rs 50 crore per game being offered by one of the bidders after the winner of Package A challenged them.
"As an athlete I'm here to represent India. For me, Hindu-Muslim doesn't matter. I'm not representing a community but my country," world champion boxer Nikhat Zareen said on Monday when asked about people talking more about her religious background than her achievements. "I am happy to win a medal for my country," the 25-year-old pugilist from Telangana said during an interaction, where she also emphasised on the importance of support required for handling mental pressure at high-stakes sporting events.
Jack Draper celebrated breaking into the top 100 in the world by stunning fourth seed Taylor Fritz in straight sets at the cinch Championships at Queen’s. Draper, 20, who beat Jannik Sinner and Alexander Bublik at the same tournament a year ago, broke world No. 15 Fritz four times on his way to a 6-3 6-2 victory.
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI :The media rights auction for the world's richest cricket league spilled over into a third day, with broadcast and digital rights for the Indian subcontinent already fetching the country's board almost $5.1 billion, two sources told Reuters on Monday.
Sourav Ganguly is ecstatic not only about the phenomenal reach of the IPL but also the amount of money it is generating. Speaking about the cash cow tournament, Sourav, at the India Leadership Council Event last week, said: "I've seen the game evolve, where players like me earned a few hundreds and now have the potential of earning crores. This game is run by the fans, by the people of this country, and by the BCCI, which was formed by cricket fans. This sport is strong and will continue to evolve. The IPL generates more revenue than the English Premier League. It makes me feel happy and proud that the sport I love has evolved to become so strong."
India lost captain KL Rahul and spinner Kuldeep Yadav on the eve of the first game, but it still didn’t warrant a rethink. The selectors promptly elevated wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant and made Gujarat Titans’ successful skipper Hardik Pandya his deputy. At the Kotla, it looked like things were going according to script as the Indians put up a mammoth 212 on the board and had the South Africans in a spot of bother early on but the visitors pulled up a stunning seven-wicket win with five balls to spare thanks to Rassie van der Dussen and David Miller.
Trailing the five-match home series 2-0, the third T20I clash against South Africa at Dr Y.S.R. ACA VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday will be a do-or-die match for the Men In Blue. India have not clicked as a complete unit in both the matches so far. While it was bowling that cost them the first and second match in the final ten overs, the batting line-up also failed to replicate their success of the first match.