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"Let Me Assure You": Jay Shah Promises 2-And-A-Half-Month Window For IPL

The Indian Premier League (IPL) will have an extended 10-week window in the next international calendar to allow all the world's top cricketers to participate in the popular T20 competition, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Jay Shah told Reuters. Shah also told Reuters that there are no immediate plans to add more franchises to the 10-team competition and that any future additions must not dilute the quality of the product. "We are in discussions with the ICC (International Cricket Council) and several other cricket boards to have an exclusive window for the IPL," Shah said.

BCCI Ties Up With Australian Body To Create Uniform Training System

In its bid to create uniformity in training system across ranks, the BCCI has joined hands with Australian Strength & Conditioning Association (ASCA) to create a pool of world class trainers (S&C coaches) in the country. Recently, the BCCI has formed its Sports Science section at the National Cricket Academy, which is being headed by former national team head physio Dr Nitin Patel. They have now come up with the concept of creating a programme that will "increase the knowledge base of fitness trainers across all levels in BCCI."

IPL Will Be No.1 Sports Property In The World: Lalit Modi

Days after the BCCI bagged a whopping amount of over Rs 48,000 crore for the Indian Premier League (IPL) media rights for the 2023-27 cycle, former IPL chairman Lalit Modi, in an exclusive interview to NDTV, said the IPL will become the No. 1 sports league in the world. The former chairman of the franchise cricket league added that he believes that IPL media rights valuation will double again in the next cycle.

IPL To Have Two-And-A-Half Month Window In ICC's Next FTP cycle: BCCI Secretary Jay Shah

Attracting astronomical bids that eventually translated into mind-boggling revenue of Rs 48,390 crore for a five year period through IPL's media rights has not surprised BCCI secretary Jay Shah, who asserted that cricket's most talked about T20 league has potential to deliver way more. In an exclusive interview with PTI, the 33-year-old Shah spoke on a range of subjects related to Indian cricket, IPL's place in the global cricket calendar, running the cricket establishment in times of COVID-19 and the road ahead for both Indian cricket and IPL.

Viacom18 Bags Packages B And C As IPL Digital Rights Rake In More Than TV: Sources

It has been a big pay day for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) as the lucrative media rights for the Indian Premier League has raked in the expected billions for the cricket board. After the fate of the all important packages A (TV rights) and B (Digital rights) were decided on Monday, broadcasters slugged it out for package C, which has a select non-exclusive rights deal.

Indian Cricketers Association Welcomes BCCI's Decision To Increase Pension Of Former Players

Indian Cricketers Association (ICA) on Tuesday expressed their "immense gratitude" towards BCCI for increasing the pension of former Test and first-class cricketers along with retired umpires. The BCCI has doubled the pension of former first-class and Test cricketers with those earning Rs 15,000 going up to Rs 30,000 and those with Rs 37,500 being upgraded to Rs 60,000 bracket. Those who received Rs 50,000 from now on will get Rs 70,000.

IPL Media Rights: Asia's Richest Man Bags Digital Rights For $2.6 Billion

Indian tycoon Mukesh Ambani has seen off competition from global media giants to bag the rights to stream the IPL for 2.6 billion dollars, a source at India's cricket board told AFP on Tuesday. Star India meanwhile, owned by US behemoth Disney, retained the television rights for the next five seasons of the Indian Premier League, one of the world's most-watched sporting events, media reports said. Together the two deals are reportedly worth about $5.65 billion, dwarfing the $2.55 billion that Star paid in 2017 for digital and TV rights for the previous five seasons of the annual two-month T20 contest.

IPL Media Rights: Disney Star Gets TV Deal For 23,575 Crore, Viacom18 Bags Digital For Rs 20,500 Crore - Report

Disney Star won the coveted IPL Indian sub-continent TV rights for a whopping Rs 23,575 crore while Viacom18 grabbed the digital rights with a bid of Rs 20,500 crore at the media rights auction on Monday. The BCCI is set to laugh its way to the bank after selling its IPL TV and digital rights for the Indian sub-continent for a combined amount of Rs 44,075 crore, making it one of the richest entities in the sporting world. "Star has retained Indian TV rights of IPL for next five years while Viacom18 has got the digital rights. The combined per match value only from Indian TV and digital rights per game is 107.5 crore. With these bids, monopoly of one broadcaster in IPL ends," a senior BCCI functionary told PTI on the condition of anonymity.

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"Let Me Assure You": Jay Shah Promises 2-And-A-Half-Month Window For IPL

BCCI Ties Up With Australian Body To Create Uniform Training System

IPL Will Be No.1 Sports Property In The World: Lalit Modi

IPL To Have Two-And-A-Half Month Window In ICC's Next FTP cycle: BCCI Secretary Jay Shah

Viacom18 Bags Packages B And C As IPL Digital Rights Rake In More Than TV: Sources

Indian Cricketers Association Welcomes BCCI's Decision To Increase Pension Of Former Players

IPL Media Rights: Asia's Richest Man Bags Digital Rights For $2.6 Billion

IPL Media Rights: Disney Star Gets TV Deal For 23,575 Crore, Viacom18 Bags Digital For Rs 20,500 Crore - Report