After BCCI included Hardik Pandya in India’s centrally contracted players while leaving out Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer, a meme wave hit X. After the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) included Hardik Pandya in Team India’s centrally contracted players while leaving out Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer, a wave of memes struck …
Viacom18 on Thursday created a near monopoly in Indian cricket broadcasting sphere by bagging both TV and digital rights of the national team’s home series for the next five years with a cumulative bid of approximately Rs. 6000 crore, beating Star India and Sony in a three-way battle. The BCCI had invited separate e-bids for both linear (TV) and digital for best price discovery. “Viacom18 paid Rs. 3101 crore (approximately) for digital and Rs. 2862 crore for linear (TV). As has been …