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IPL 2022: Forbes names IPL as the FASTEST GROWING sports league in the WORLD, growing FASTER than NBA & NFL: Check DETAILS

IPL 2022: Forbes names IPL as the FASTEST GROWING sports league in the WORLD, growing FASTER than NBA & NFL: Check DETAILS

IPL 2022 – IPL Fastest Growing Sports League: The Indian Premier League’s meteoric growth in terms of valuation keeps on continuing at a steady pace. Forbes has now named India’s annual cricket carnival as the fastest growing sports league in the World. According to Forbes IPL is growing faster than the likes of NBA & […]

IPL 2022 – IPL Fastest Growing Sports League: The Indian Premier League’s meteoric growth in terms of valuation keeps on continuing at a steady pace. Forbes has now named India’s annual cricket carnival as the fastest growing sports league in the World. According to Forbes IPL is growing faster than the likes of NBA & NFL: Follow IPL 2022 LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN

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IPL 2022: Indian Premier League becomes MOST VALUED cricket league, FASTEST GROWING sports league with 24% annual growth rate – Check values of all 10 IPL franchises

IPL Fastest Growing Sports League: According to the report, the average valuation of an Indian Premier League each IPL team is currently $1.04 billion (roughly – INR 7974 crores) and it has an annualized growth rate of 24%. IPL’s valuation is currently at around $7 billion and with the IPL Media Rights around the corner, it is likely to cross $10 billion mark.

The other big leagues in the likes of NBA and NFL have fallen way behind in this aspect, since NFL’s team valuation growth rate is 10%, while NBA’s team valuation growth rate is 16%.

IPL 2022: Indian Premier League becomes MOST VALUED cricket league, FASTEST GROWING sports league with 24% annual growth rate – Check values of all 10 franchises

IPL 2022: Indian Premier League becomes MOST VALUED cricket league, FASTEST GROWING sports league with 24% annual growth rate - Check values of all 10 franchises
Mumbai Indians are the most valued IPL franchise

IPL 2022: Indian Premier League becomes MOST VALUED cricket league, FASTEST GROWING sports league with 24% annual growth rate – Check values of all 10 franchises

Mumbai Indians are currently the most valued IPL franchise with a remarkable valuation of $1.3 billion.

The five-time IPL champions are currently valued more than many MLB, MLS and NHL teams.

What is more impressive is the fact that IPL’s team valuations are only expected to rise from here, given that a new media rights deal will be in place very soon.

IPL 2022: Indian Premier League becomes MOST VALUED cricket league, FASTEST GROWING sports league with 24% annual growth rate – Check values of all 10 franchises

Currently, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has a five-year media rights deal with Star India, for which the latter pays a sum total of $2.4 billion. However, this deal will end at the end of the current season and with the addition of two new teams and the subsequent rise in the number of matches, it is expected that the new media deal will fetch BCCI somewhere between $6 billion to $7 billion.

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IPL 2022: Indian Premier League becomes MOST VALUED cricket league, FASTEST GROWING sports league with 24% annual growth rate – Check values of all 10 franchises

Experts have pointed out two main reasons behind the growth of IPL’s popularity. The first happens to be the sky-high viewership numbers, with IPL 2021 being watched by 660 million viewers across both television and live streaming platforms. In addition to that, IPL’s profitable business model adds to the overall valuation of the teams.

Check out the valuation of all 10 IPL franchises (according to data in Forbes):

1. Mumbai Indians

• Value: $1.3 billion

• Revenue: $33 million

• Operating Income: $5.5 million

• Owner: Reliance Industries

2. Chennai Super Kings

• Value: $1.15 billion

• Revenue: $41.2 million

• Operating Income: $14.8 million

• Owner: India Cements

3. Kolkata Knight Riders

• Value: $1.1 billion

• Revenue: $41.2 million

• Operating Income: $14.1 million

• Owner: Shah Rukh Khan

4. Lucknow Super Giants

IPL 2022: Indian Premier League becomes MOST VALUED cricket league, FASTEST GROWING sports league with 24% annual growth rate - Check values of all 10 franchises

• Value: $1.075 billion

• Revenue: N/A

• Operating Income: N/A

• Owner: RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group

5. Delhi Capitals

• Value: $1.035 billion

• Revenue: $35.4 million

• Operating Income: $8.3 million

• Owner: GMR Group, JSW Group

IPL 2022: Indian Premier League becomes MOST VALUED cricket league, FASTEST GROWING sports league with 24% annual growth rate – Check values of all 10 franchises

6. Royal Challengers Bangalore

• Value: $1.025 billion

• Revenue: $36.4 million

• Operating Income: $9.7 million

• Owner: United Breweries

7. Rajasthan Royals

• Value: $1 billion

• Revenue: $31.7 million

• Operating Income: $6.6 million

• Owner: Emerging Media Ltd.

IPL 2022: Indian Premier League becomes MOST VALUED cricket league, FASTEST GROWING sports league with 24% annual growth rate – Check values of all 10 franchises

8. SunRisers Hyderabad

• Value: $970 million

• Revenue: $31.8 million

• Operating Income: $3.2 million

• Owner: Sun TV Network

9. Punjab Kings

• Value: $925 million

• Revenue: $31.2 million

• Operating Income: $9.8 million

• Owner: Mohit Burman, Ness Wadia, PZNZ Media

10. Gujarat Titans

• Value: $850 million

• Revenue: N/A

• Operating Income: N/A

• Owner: CVC Capital Partners

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