5 Reasons why BCCI is the richest Cricket Board

5. Jagmohan Dalmiya’s contribution

The unanimous opinion among cricket experts for the board’s current financial standing is business acumen of Jagmohan Dalmiya. It was Dalmiya’s decision to open sports broadcasting to private channels in the country. This meant more money for the game and players. Dalmiya’s genius was not only in bringing private broadcasters on board, but in the timing too. He began this campaign when cricket started growing in popularity and by the late 1990s it was at its peak. He was instrumental in bringing the ICC Cricket World Cup to India in 1987 and then again in 1996, even though it was not the sub-continent’s turn.