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New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has managed to remain strong financially, despite the exit of main jersey sponsor Dream11 and a decrease in International Cricket Council (ICC) share.
The note submitted to the BCCI Apex Council and also accessed by Cricbuzz reveals that the board has made up for these setbacks by securing new commercial partnerships, including a jersey sponsorship deal with Adidas, along with a newly signed agreement with Apollo Tyres, which helped to reduce the loss left by departing sponsors.
"Notwithstanding the withdrawal of sponsors such as Dream11 and other entities affected by recent legislative changes, BCCI had successfully secured a new jersey sponsorship at a higher valuation for another two-and-a-half-year cycle," states the note, which was accessed by Cricbuzz.
Dream11 exited its Rs 358 crore sponsorship agreement after the Indian government passed the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act 2025, which prohibited real-money gaming (RMG).
Former treasurer and current joint secretary Prabhtej Singh Bhatia presented the drafted budget for the financial year 2025-26 to the Apex Council. The total projected income of the BCCI for the financial year 2025-26 was Rs 8,963 crore.
The revenue projection decreased compared to the last year, due to a shortfall in ICC's share. The estimated annual income is at Rs 1,500 crore, which is an increase from the previous year's amount of Rs 1,368 crore.
The note from the Apex Council didn't reveal the percentage of deduction in the ICC share. The Indian board gets 38.5 per cent of the ICC income as its share, states the note, which was accessed by Cricbuzz.
The BCCI's general fund had increased massively from Rs 7,998 crore to Rs 11,346 crore, which was also informed to the Apex Council. Bhatia also highlighted in the note that the budget includes a projected surplus of Rs 6,728 crore and an allocation of Rs 500 crore for infrastructure subsidies.
The joint secretary further confirmed that enough provisions had been made for income tax obligations, which amounted to Rs 3,320 crore, contingencies of Rs 1,000 crore, and pending litigation costs of approximately Rs 160 crore.
