Top 10 Richest Cricket Boards In The World

10. New Zealand Cricket (NZC)

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New Zealand Cricket (NZC) lands on the 10^th position of the list of richest cricket boards in the world with a revenue generation of $28.86 million. Most of the revenue of the cricket board is collected from two types of broadcasting types.

• Broadcasting rights to home internationals
• The share of broadcasting rights that are sold by ICC for different tournaments, such as world cup.

There are also a number of well-known and reputed companies that support NZC, such as ANZ, TVNZ, SENZ, Asahi, Canterbury, Dulux, Ford, Dream11, KFC, Gillette and many more. The headquarters of the board is situated in Christchurch, New Zealand. Debbie Hockley is the president of the board and Martin Snedden is the chairman.

9. Cricket West Indies (CWI)

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Cricket West Indies is the 9^th richest cricket board of the world with a revenue generation of $15.53 million. The earnings of the board significantly grew after the establishment of Caribbean Premier League. Moreover, there are a number of companies that support the cricket board as well. The headquarters of the board is located in St. John's, Antigua, and Barbuda. Ricky Skerritt is serving as the president of the board and Johnny Grave is the CEO.

Mastercard is currently one of the major sponsors of CWI.

8. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC)

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Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is recognised as the 8^th richest cricket board of the world. The primary earning of the board is derived from the match collection. The board also handles men’s and women’s under 19 teams and earns quiet a lot from there as well. The sponsors of the cricket board are MAS, Masuri, My Cola, Red Bull, Nawaloka Hospitals, Sony Pictures Networks, ITW Global, Cristal Bottled Drinking Water, Life Bottled Drinking Water, The IPG Group, AMul, Cycle Pure Agarbatti and Moose Clothing Company. Headquarters of SLC is located at Sinhalese Sports Club. The president of the board is Shammi Silva, and the director is Tom Moody.

7. Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC)

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Zimbabwe Cricket lands as the 7^th richest cricket board in the list of top 10 richest cricket boards in the world. Even though the board and the team was suspended by ICC in 2019, which impacted its earnings, the board has been performing well to gain the 7^th position in the list. The net worth of the cricket board is $38 million, which is certainly promising. The sponsors of the board are Castle Lager, Vega Sportswear, Coca-Cola, Sanctuary Insurance, uMax, Schweppes, ZimGold. The headquarters of ZC is situated in Harare Sports Club, Harare. Tavengwa Mukuhlani is the chairman of the board and Wilfred Mukondiwa is the CEO.

6. Cricket South Africa (CSA)

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With a revenue collection of $66.65 million Cricket South Africa, CSA, has become the 6^th richest cricket board of the world. The cricket team of South Africa is recognised as one of the strongest cricket teams to exist as well. Hence, it is not a surprise that the cricket board has made it to the top 10 list. The sponsors of the cricket board are Betway, Momentum Health, Sunfoil, KFC, Castle, Powerade, Ticket Pro, SuperSport, BitCo, Virgin Active, Momentum Health, SABC Sport, Kemach JCB, Springbok Atlas, Amul, Castore and Lotto. These sponsors are one of the primary methods of the earnings of the board.  The headquarters of the board is located in, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa. The president is Chris Nenzani, and the chairperson is Lawson Naidoo.

5. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB)

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Even though Bangladesh cricket team is not recognised as one of the strongest cricket teams of the world, Bangladesh Cricket Board secures its 5^th position in the top 10 list of the richest cricket board of the world. It has managed to collect a revenue of $110 million in the year of 2021 along with a net worth of $51 million. The board has secured most of the earnings from BPL (Bangladesh Premier League). Moreover, there are some of the promising companies that support them as sponsors. Among the sponsors the mention of Daraz, Aamra Network, Pan Pacific, Walton, Bantech needs to be made. The broadcasting rights can also be established as one of most promising sources of the income of BCB. The headquarters of the board is situated in Mirpur, Dhaka. Nazmul Hassan Papon is the president of the board and Nizam Uddin Chowdhury is the CEO of BCB.  

4. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)

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After beating India in the 2021 T20 world cup for the first time in world cup history the significance of Pakistan cricket team has increased a lot. Moreover, the improvement that the team has projected in last two years can not be overlooked as well. As a result, the earnings and significance of Pakistan Cricket Board has been witnessing a growth as well. The board has generated a revenue of $111.45 million last year and has taken up the 4^th position in the list of 10 richest cricket boards of the world.

The primary sources of income of PCB are PSL and the supportive sponsors. The major sponsors of the board are Pepsi, Brighto Paints, Gatorade, Easypaisa, United Bank Limited, and PTCL. Additionally, the sponsorship of Park View City, Shahid Afridi Foundation and TCL deserves a mention as well. The headquarters of the board is situated in Gaddafi Stadium, Ferozepur Road. The chairman of PCB is Mr Shah Khawar. The CEO is Salman Naseer.

3. England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)

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England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has claimed the third position in the list of the top 10 richest cricket boards of the world with a revenue generation of $293 million. The net worth of the cricket board is $59 million. After winning the ODI world cup in 2019, the earnings of the board have skyrocketed. Additionally, the involvement of the sponsors as well as the broadcasting deals play a huge part in generation revenue. the board has sealed its broadcasting deals with Sky Sports.

The major sponsors of ECB are Sky Sports, BBC, Cinch, Metro Bank, Royal London, Vitality, LV, IG, Castore, Vitality, Laithwaites, Microsoft, Rado, Radox, Ascent, Initial and Chapel Down. The headquarters of the board is located in Lord’s. The current chairman of the board is Richard Thompson. Richard Gould is serving as the CEO.

2. Cricket Australia

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Just as everybody knows Australia is one of the most spontaneous teams in the world. They are famous for their aggressive gameplay, which also makes them one of the strongest teams of the cricket world. After their notable performance in 2021 T20 world cup, the board has earned a good amount of sum, which has successfully placed them as the second-richest cricket board of the world with earnings of $365 million and $70 million as net worth.   

Recently they claimed the title of the winners of ICC World Cup 2023 and retained their position as the second most successful cricket boards of the world.

Just like the other cricket boards CA also gains most of its income from sponsors and broadcasting deals. The broadcasting partner of the board is Fox Sports. Sponsors of CA has been categorised in three different categories, which are Platinum partners, the gold partners, and the silver partners. The platinum partners of the board are, NRMA Insurance, and Dettol. The gold partners of the board are Commonwealth Bank, Liquorland, Woolworths supermarket, ASICS, HCL, Toyota, Qantas Airways, KFC, Foxtel Group, Kayo Sports and Bet365. The Silver partners are, Nu-Pure Beverages and Gatorade. The headquarters of CA is situated in Jolimont, Melbourne, Australia. Richard Freudenstein is the chairman while Nick Hockley is the CEO of the board.

1. Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)

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It is not a surprise the BCCI, Board of Control for Cricket in India, has gained the top position in the list of the top 10 richest cricket boards in the world. The revenue that the board has generated is $467 millions along with a net worth of 2.25 billion. It needs to be stated that BCCI is a private organisation and there is no funding from the sides of the Indian government. Just like that, Indian government hardly has any regulation on it. However, the organisation has still managed to be the biggest cricket board of the world with an astonishing amount of net worth. Moreover, the net worth of BCCI is much bigger in amount than the other boards mentioned in the chart. It is also one of the oldest cricket boards to exist as well. BCCI was founded 96 years ago and received its ICC affiliation two years prior of its establishment.

The primary source of income that BCCI possess is IPL (Indian Premier League). IPL takes place once a year and its Indian popularity makes it one of the biggest sports events of India. The big and eminent sponsors are another anchor that significantly contributes towards the high revenue generation of BCCI. Some of the major sponsors of the board are, Adidas (Kit sponsor), JioCinema, IDFC First bank, TATA (Title sponsor for IPL), Dream11, Hyundai, Ambuja Cements (Official partner), Viacom18 (Official broadcaster). However, the biggest credit behind the steady performance of the broad’s financial condition goes to the outstanding performance of Indian cricket team.

The board manages three cricket squads, which are national under 19 cricket team, national women’s cricket team and national men’s cricket team. India A and India B teams are also governed by BCCI. The headquarters of the board is situated in Cricket centre, 2nd floor, 'D' road, Wankhede stadium, Churchgate, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Roger Binny is the president of the board. Hemang Amin is the CEO of BCCI. With a long and glorified history, the board is certainly a suitable claimant of the top position in list of the top 10 richest cricket boards of the world.