5 Reasons why BCCI is the richest Cricket Board

4. BCCI’s monopoly

A great degree of commerce also results from the fact that BCCI faces no competition with other market forces. In a country where most other sports struggle to make ends meet, the BCCI needs to be applauded for not only being self-sufficient but also for being one of the richest sports bodies in the world. The BCCI helps the ICC get lucrative sponsorship deals for the World events all credit to its clout and influence over the market. None of the players round the world have a brand value comparable to the Indian heavyweights. That helps the BCCI maintain its financial position in the world of advertising.