The Board of Control for Cricket in India reportedly paid a whopping USD 14 million (approximately Rs 100 crore) to the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) for hosting the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League that ended on November 10, as per a report by Mumbai Mirror. The tournament was spread across three venues - Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah and the decision by the BCCI to increase to charge franchises more for hosting games from pre-existing Rs 30 lakh to Rs 50 lakh may have provided a financial cushion to the board amid the pandemic-hit downturn.
This year’s edition of the league was postponed for an indefinite period of time from the first scheduled period of start in the last week of March before the board stepped into finalising UAE as the country to host the league behind closed doors.
The 13th edition began with the match between the defending champions Mumbai Indians and the Chennai Super Kings in Abu Dhabi on September 19. Over the course for almost two months in the Emirates, probably the best players in the current cricket world provided fans across the world a chance to get a sense back to the normalcy in cricket albeit no fans were allowed into stadiums.
The IPL this year also notched unprecedented TV viewership by registering a 29 per cent growth in audience viewership compared to the last edition and it establishes the popularity of the league among cricket fans across the globe.
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