5 Richest cricket boards: Cricket is one of the most lucrative sports in the world. Here, we look at 5 cricket boards which are currently the richest in the world!
Cricket is the second-most globally watched and followed sport in the world, behind football. Because of it being such a lucrative sport, there is a lot of money made by the cricket boards who run the show.
These boards are responsible for running the sport in their country, developing it from the grassroots, and also organizing various tournaments. This earns them huge amounts of money, especially if the sport is really popular in the country to which they belong.
Here are 5 such boards who are the richest in the world, in terms of revenue earned:
5 Richest Cricket Boards
#5 – Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB – INR 802 crores)
The rising stars of Asian cricket have the 5th richest cricket board in the world. The red and green team has yet to win a major trophy, but the fan-base that they have is really passionate!
As is with many countries in the subcontinent, cricket is the only major sport followed in Bangladesh as well. That allows BCB to garner a lot of eyeballs, and also host bilateral series with other, bigger cricketing nations.
The Bangla Tigers are on the rise, and their entry into the Top 5 is a testament to the same!
#4 – Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB – INR 811 crores)
The men in green come at the No. 4 position. Outside of the Big 3, perhaps the strongest side on the world stage is indeed Pakistan. They are a mercurial side, but on their day can beat the best in the business.
The PCB in recent times have tried very hard to bring cricket back to Pakistan. However, the results are not showing. Despite all measures, teams generally pull out of their tours at the last minute, causing Pakistan huge financial losses.
However, they have still maintained their 4th position, albeit by a thin margin. Hosting the Pakistan Super League (PSL) at their home in recent years has helped their revenues a bit.
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The Board will hope that teams do visit their nation more frequently in the coming years, so that cricket finally returns to normalcy.
#3 – England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB – INR 2,135 crores)
We enter the Big 3 as they are known, and first up are England. The 2019 ODI World Champions have seen a resurgence in white-ball cricket over the past few years.
The ECB has been quick on capitalizing the same, by launching their own format The Hundred. It was a rip-roaring success in its very first season earlier this year.
Apart from that, holding the Ashes or a series with India once every two years, helps them in earning huge numbers.
#2 – Cricket Australia (CA – INR 2,843 crores)
Coming at No.2 are England’s arch-rivals Australia. The land Down Under does not need any introduction when it comes to riches in cricket history.
The 5-time World Champions in ODIs are the most successful team in the sport’s history. After the surpassing of their golden generation, they have not been their dominant best, but are still amongst the best cricket-playing nations in the world.
CA continuously innovate and bring about different changes to the game. From being the first ones to hold a pink-ball Test, to introducing zing bails and LED stumps, they always are at the forefront of bringing changes to the game.
Many Australian cricketers are global superstars, and that helps their board earn huge moolah. The fact the Big Bash League is the second-most popular league in the world also helps them!
#1 – Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI – INR 3,730 crores)
There was never a surprise with the No.1 entry on this list, was there? The BCCI is a money-churning behemoth, and it’s all due to India’s supersized population and cricket being a religion here.
Before 2008, the board was still doing very well for itself. But post IPL, it has turned into this mega-sized money-earner which brings in approximately 70-80% of the ICC’s total revenue!
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The fact that the Indian cricket team generally does well at world events also helps earning them a lot of revenue, as Indian fans are spread right around the globe!
With so much young talent coming through the Indian ranks over the last few years, this giant will only continue to grow!
So these are the 5 richest boards in world cricket!
