IPL money picture: headline numbers
A recent breakdown pegs the BCCI's annual revenue at ₹5,761 crore with about 60% coming from the IPL, and notes top franchises generate more than ₹500 crore via central pool splits. (x.com)
The Board of Control for Cricket in India reported ₹9,741.71 crore in income for the year ended March 31, 2024, and the Indian Premier League brought in ₹5,761 crore of it. (documents.bcci.tv) (economictimes.indiatimes.com) That puts the league at about 59% of the board’s annual income in fiscal 2024, based on the audited total and the IPL line item. Sportstar reported the same filing also showed ₹361 crore from non-IPL media rights. (documents.bcci.tv) (sportstar.thehindu.com) The engine under those numbers is locked in years in advance. The Board of Control for Cricket in India sold Indian Premier League media rights for 2023 through 2027 for ₹48,390.32 crore, and Tata Group’s title sponsorship for 2024 through 2028 is worth ₹2,500 crore. (iplt20.com 1) (iplt20.com 2) The franchise model runs on a central pool, which is the shared pot built from league media and sponsorship deals. Forbes India reported 70% to 75% of annual franchise revenue now comes from that pool, split between the board and teams in a 60:40 formula. (forbesindia.com) That flow is already visible in team accounts. Business Standard reported the 10 teams together received ₹4,670 crore from the Board of Control for Cricket in India for Indian Premier League 2023, up from ₹2,205 crore for Indian Premier League 2022. (business-standard.com) Once that larger pool hit franchise books, revenues jumped. Mumbai Indians reported ₹737 crore in revenue for fiscal 2024, Chennai Super Kings ₹676 crore, Royal Challengers Bengaluru ₹650 crore, Sunrisers Hyderabad ₹659.03 crore, and Lucknow Super Giants ₹695 crore, according to company filings cited by Business Standard. (business-standard.com) The same dynamic carried into the next season. Sportstar reported that for Indian Premier League 2025 the annual broadcast fee alone worked out to ₹9,678 crore, or about ₹130.7 crore per match, and said each team receives ₹425 crore in fixed central revenue plus a variable payment linked to league position. (sportstar.thehindu.com) Outside the league, bilateral cricket is still smaller business. The Board of Control for Cricket in India’s home international and domestic media rights for September 2023 to March 2028 were sold to Viacom18 for ₹5,963 crore, a fraction of the Indian Premier League’s five-year media package. (bcci.tv) That is why the league now sits at the center of Indian cricket’s balance sheet. The board’s audited fiscal 2024 income and the franchises’ latest filings show the same pattern: the Indian Premier League is not just the biggest tournament on the calendar, but the main source of cash for the system around it. (documents.bcci.tv) (business-standard.com)
