Team India
The ODI World Cup 2023 is to be held on Indian soil. Team India will play 88 games in the domestic season from September 2023 to March 2028. 88 games include 25 friendlies. BCCI may surpass $1 billion mark through separate sale of TV and digital rights.
Team India will play so many games
Over the next five years, Team India will have to play 88 games in the domestic season, including 25 Tests, 27 ODIs and 36 T20s. Of 88 games, India has to play 39 games only against England and Australia, so 45 percent of the total games. 21 home games against Australia (five Tests, six ODIs and 10 T20Is) and 18 games against England (10 Tests, three ODIs and five T20Is).
Made so much money in the last five years
In the last five-year domestic season (2018-2023), BCCI received US$944 million (approx. Rs.6138 crore) from Star India, including Rs.60 crore per game (digital and TV). This time BCCI will submit separate bids for digital and TV rights.
BCCI will benefit greatly from this
BCCI earned Rs 48390 crore from media rights during the IPL buying digital rights from Reliance and TV rights from Star TV. As with IPL, the auction process is concluded with an auction. A broadcaster linked to the deal believes it will be difficult to give numbers at this time. The dollar-rupee ratio has also changed compared to last time, but digital rights can bring in more money than TV rights.
Disney, Star, Reliance and Viacom will be the main competitors for India’s national games and broadcasters like Zee can compete. The World Cup is scheduled to take place after three months and if India doesn’t win, advertising revenue will be hit. Another broadcaster said there would be 25 Tests this domestic season. Looking back at last season, how many tests went up to day five? Most were over within three days. That is also an aspect.
Team India’s domestic season from September 2023 to March 2028:
September 2023: 3 ODIs against Australia
November 2023: 5 T20Is against Australia
January 2024: 3 T20 games against Afghanistan
January-March 2024: 5 Tests against England
September-October 2024: 2 Tests, 3 T20Is vs Bangladesh
October-November 2024: 3 Tests against New Zealand
January-February 2025: 3 ODIs, 5 T20Is vs. England
October 2025: 2 Tests against West Indies
November-December 2025: 2 tests, 3 ODIs, 5 T20Is
January 2026: 3 ODIs, 5 T20Is vs New Zealand
June 2026: 1st Test, 3rd ODI vs. Afghanistan
September-October 2026: 3 ODIs, 5 T20Is vs. West Indies
December 2026: 3 ODIs, 3 T20s vs. Sri Lanka
January-March 2027: 5 tests against Australia
November-December 2027: 3 ODIs, 5 T20Is vs. Australia
January-March 2028: 5 Tests against England
(Input: PTI)