Loss to broadcasters up to Rs 250 crore
In case of no match ICC India’s treasury and Indian media rights holder Jiostar may also face huge financial losses. JioStar is already trying to renegotiate its $3 billion deal with the world cricket body. The host broadcaster may suffer a loss of advertising revenue of Rs 200 to 250 crore due to this big match. A 10-second advertising slot during this match costs up to Rs 40 lakh.
- Estimated revenue of the match between India and Pakistan – 250 million dollars
- Loss to broadcasters – Rs 200 to 250 crores
- How many points will India get without playing – 2 points
- Annual income of Pakistan Cricket Board – 35.5 million dollars
PCB’s annual income is $35.5 million
In the event of a ‘walkover’, although India will get full points, the ICC will retain the right to impose financial penalties on the PCB. Former ICC and PCB communications chief Sami-ul-Hassan Burney, referring to the financial gravity of this match, said, ‘As far as sanctions or losses are concerned, as I said, the cost of a match is $ 250 million. Pakistan’s annual income is $35.5 million, so the difference is very, very big.
‘The Sydney Morning Herald’, quoting industry sources with knowledge of confidential talks, said that the estimated cost of this match is around $250 million. According to the newspaper, the value of every match between India and Pakistan is estimated around this.
Bangladesh’s fast bowler started this controversy Mustafizur Rahman This happened after being removed from IPL on the instructions of BCCI. Bangladesh demanded to hold its matches in Sri Lanka due to security reasons, which was rejected by the ICC. Bangladesh remained adamant on not sending its team to India for the tournament, due to which Scotland was included in this World Cup instead.
