We are making big investments in content and technology, says Singh
A 'Power Player' concept could be used, allowing a player, who is not a part of playing XI, to come in at the fall of a wicket or replace a bowler at any given point of time
Rahane, who has been trying to get back into India's limited overs set up, established his T20 credentials as an opener after moving to Royals from Mumbai Indians in 2011
India's Test vice-captain also scored two centuries for the Royals besides 17 half-centuries
If Sony is indeed acquiring Viacom18, it will become the largest media company after Disney Star
Experts say almost all cricket finds takers in India, viewership is boosted by betting and emergence of fantasy league platforms
Dravid is currently the NCA Director in Bengaluru besides being a vice-president in the India Cements group, which owns the IPL franchise Chennai Super Kings.
K K Modi served as the chairman of Modi Enterprises, which includes companies like Godfrey Phillips, Indofil Industries and Modicare
The brand value of Indian Premier League (IPL) has jumped 7 percent to USD 6.8 billion in 2019, with the value of the Mumbai and Chennai franchisees rising the fastest, says a report. However, the Shahrukh Khan-co-owned Kolkata franchise, along with embattled Vijay Mallya's Bengaluru franchise saw an 8 percent decline in their valuations, Duff & Phelps, a consultancy, said in the report Thursday. The Board of Cricket Control in India launched the premier T20 cricketing league in 2008 with eight teams owned by corporates. Following its success, two more teams were created later but the number is down to eight again. The Mukesh Ambani-owned Mumbai Indians, the winner of four editions, saw an 8.5 percent increase in valuation to Rs 809 crore--making it the most valued team, while the India Cements-owned Chennai Super Kings' value shot up 13.1 percent to Rs 732 crore. The Jindals-co-owned Delhi Capitals saw it value increasing 8.9 percent to Rs 374 crore in the reporting
The strength of the IPL has grown every year, in terms of viewership and reach of the tournament and consequently, the brand power of league and its teams
The league has taken this viewership to its new broadcaster which spent Rs 163.47 billion to end Sony's decade-long, since-inception association with the cash-rich league
Thanks to a steep rise in media rights fee, the annual T-20 tournament saw brand valuation rise 15.87 per cent in 2018
Amid the ball-tampering controversy, IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals, after getting a clarification from BCCI, might sack Steve Smith and instead appoint Ajinkya Rahane as its skippers for IPL 2018
Sports psychologists believe having IPL teammates playing together helps the national team's performance
Rights to 3 categories will be negotiated not auctioned
The rights are available for a minimum three-year term
The proposal if accepted will mean that Dhoni, who played for Rising Pune Supergiants in the last two editions, will be retained by CSK
Star's IPL win raises two questions; what happens to Sony and will digital finally rise in revenues?
The broadcast rights are divided into three categories -- TV, mobile and internet