India's private apex cricket body, founded 1928, controls the world's richest cricket operation and holds decisive governance weight at the ICC.
India's ten-team Twenty20 franchise cricket tournament is the world's second most valuable sports media property per match, generating the majority of the BCCI's annual revenue.
full dossier ›India's BCCI controls cricket's money and governance; the IPL is the world's second most valuable sports property per match; T20 leagues have spread to six continents.
Twenty20 franchise cricket leagues, pioneered by India's IPL in 2008, now span six continents and reshape international cricket scheduling, player markets, and broadcast economics.
RCB beat Gujarat Titans by five wickets in the IPL 2026 final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, completing a record second consecutive IPL-WPL double