BCCI earns 4000 crores from IPL 2020, 25% more TV viewership; 30000+ corona test
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has earned Rs 4,000 crore from the IPL in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Not only this, the TV viewership of IPL 2020 was more than 25% as compared to the previous season. During the IPL, more than 30,000 RT-PCR covid tests of 1800 people were conducted. During this time, the most important thing is that after the start of IPL, not a single case of corona got infected.
According to BCCI treasurer Arun Dhumal, this is the report card at the end of this high-profile T20 league. The IPL was also India’s first major sporting tournament of the year, as the outbreak of the Kovid-19 began to spread worldwide in February.
However, Dhumal did not discuss the break-up of revenue and viewership from the tournament. The tournament was held without an audience in the stands due to the coronavirus epidemic. Let us know that in 2017, the organizers had signed a deal on Broadcast and Media Rights with a huge amount of 16347 crores.
IPL 2020 was held in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah between 19 September and 10 November due to the outbreak of Kovid-19 in India. However, Dhumal told The Indian Express, “There was barely two months left in the tournament and news of world number tennis player Novak Djokovic being Corona positive.” Dhumal recalled a conversation with BCCI secretary Jay Shah “We were confused after Djokovic was found to be Corona positive.” Many people asked us not to organize (IPL). ‘
Dhumal told, “They argued that what if something happens to a player? The IPL will last for about three months. However, Jai Shah said that we should organize it. He was more confident than all of us. ”Dhumal said,“ The board managed to cut costs by about 35 percent compared to the previous IPL. We earned Rs 4,000 crore during the epidemic. Our TV viewership was almost 25 percent higher than the previous season. ‘
According to Dhumal, the highest TV viewership was in the inaugural match of the IPL 2020 (Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings). He said, “The people who initially doubted us thanked us for organizing the IPL.” If it had not been the IPL, the cricketers would have lost a year. ‘