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Bangladesh and Sri Lanka cricket teams strike new sponsorship deals
The Bangladesh Cricket Board and Sri Lanka Cricket have both struck fresh sponsorship deals for their respective men’s national cricket teams.
BCCI aims to resume Indian Premier League in UAE in ‘September and October’
The remaining 31 matches of the 2021 Indian Premier League are set to be played in the United Arab Emirates across a 30-day window over September and October
Cricket’s Asia Cup delayed until 2023 due to packed calendars
The Asia Cup cricket tournament which was due to take place later this year has been postponed until 2023, with all four participating nations tackling a packed fixture list for the remainder of 2021
W88 targets growth in cricket with Brian Lara deal
Asian betting and gambling firm W88 has agreed a multi-year endorsement deal with former West Indies cricket star Brian Lara
Sky NZ acquires World Test Championship final rights
Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has acquired the media rights to the inaugural World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand
Shammi Silva re-elected as Sri Lanka Cricket president
Shammi Silva was re-elected uncontested for a second term as president of Sri Lanka Cricket yesterday (Thursday).
Silva's new term runs for two years, to 2023. He first became SLC president in 2019
UAE to host remaining Pakistan Super League games
The Pakistan Cricket Board said it has reached an agreement to stage the remaining 20 games of the suspended Pakistan Super League in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, next month
Cricket Australia to commence Ashes summer against Afghanistan
Australia’s summer of cricket will commence with a Test match against Afghanistan in November before taking on England in the Ashes over five weeks around the New Year, Cricket Australia said today (Wednesday).
Disney Plus Hotstar forecasts revenue hit from IPL suspension
Disney has said the postponement and possible cancellation of the Indian Premier League will negatively impact the revenue of its Indian subcontinental streaming business Hotstar
Ban Tech acquires Bangladesh Cricket Board rights
Bangladeshi agency Ban Tech has acquired media rights for Bangladesh men's home international cricket matches in a deal with the Bangladesh Cricket Board running from now until October 2023
ICC mulls expansion of T20 and 50-over World Cups
The T20 World Cup could be expanded from 16 to 20 teams as the International Cricket Council looks to grow the game globally
ECB posts £16.1m loss for Covid-hit year
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has posted a loss of £16.1m (€18.8m/$22.8m) for the year ending January 31, 2021 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Sportradar boosts cricket business with InteractSport acquisition
Sports data and betting company Sportradar is aiming to increase its presence in cricket with the acquisition of InteractSport, a sports data and technology company based in Melbourne, Australia
BCCI’s Ganguly: IPL cannot resume in India
Sourav Ganguly, president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, has stressed that the suspended Indian Premier League will not be resumed in India
BCCI president says hosting IPL was ‘not a mistake’
Sourav Ganguly, the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, has defended the board’s decision to host the Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament while the country faced a Covid-19 c…
Bangladesh’s T Sports picks up Premier League and BCCI rights
New Bangladeshi sports broadcaster T Sports has acquired media rights for English Premier League matches and India home international cricket in a deal with video content rights marketplace Allrites
BCCI ‘faces $300m loss’ over IPL suspension, seeks restart window
The suspension of the Indian Premier League yesterday due to the pandemic could cost the Board of Control for Cricket in India in the region of $300m (€250m), an official said yesterday.
ICC launches three-pronged data, betting streaming rights ITT
The International Cricket Council has invited bids for its data and betting streaming rights, along with data collection services, from 2021 to 2023, as it seeks to benefit from increasing competition…