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BCCI Hits a Six with ₹6,700-Crore Surplus Despite IPL Dip

  • By Thetripurapost Desk, Mumbai
  • Oct 17, 2025
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Team India may not have lifted the Asia Cup trophy last month, but the tournament has proved a jackpot for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Hosting the continental event has added over ₹100 crore to the board’s coffers, helping it project a record ₹6,700-crore surplus for the 2025–26 financial year.

According to the BCCI’s annual budget reviewed by TOI, the increase in surplus stems from Asia Cup hosting fees, ICC T20 World Cup participation income, and a sharp rise in media rights earnings. The board estimates that media rights alone will bring in ₹138 crore more than last year, thanks to more home matches and higher per-match values.

Interestingly, the BCCI’s current surplus is ten times higher than in 2017–18, before the mega IPL media rights deal transformed its finances. However, the board faces a tricky challenge — a drop in IPL valuation by nearly ₹16,000 crore over the past two years, following the Jio-Star merger and a ban on real-money gaming apps, which earlier pumped in heavy sponsorship money.

Still, the BCCI’s financial innings remains solid, with the IPL contributing around ₹5,000 crore and other cricketing activities — including international tours and the Asia Cup — adding the rest.

On the expenditure side, the board has sanctioned ₹344 crore for men’s domestic cricket and ₹96 crore for women’s domestic tournaments. Though the Women’s Premier League (WPL) has been a success story with a surplus of ₹358 crore this year, women’s cricket still gets a smaller share of the pie compared to men’s tournaments like the Ranji Trophy, which alone costs ₹111 crore.

The BCCI has also ramped up spending on junior and developmental programmes, tripling the budget from ₹12.9 crore to ₹42 crore. Under VVS Laxman and Ajit Agarkar’s guidance, the “A” tours and youth circuits are being revived to build the next generation of stars.

While the IPL’s glitter may have dimmed slightly, the BCCI’s scoreboard tells a different story — one of record-breaking financial form and a deep bench strength for Indian cricket’s future.