The 2023 Cricket World Cup hosted by India was the
first ever 50-over World Cup hosted by India on its own. The earlier world cups
held in India in 1987,1996 and 2011 were co-hosted by some of her neighboring
nations as well. So let us analyze the event's profits and economic
opportunities. The 45-day event helped in bringing about $ 1.6 billion into the
Indian economy.
Role of ICC
The International Cricket Council (ICC), is the main
stakeholder of the event. The expense of ICC for the event is about $10
million. This includes the prize money given to the teams and, the remuneration
of different officials including umpires, match referees, and commentary
panels.
Winner
of Final |
$
4 million |
Runner
up |
$
2 million |
Losing
Semi Finalists |
$
800,000 |
Eliminated
in group stage |
$
100,000 |
Winner
of each group stage |
$
40,000 |
|
|
At the same time, ICC has also many sources of
revenue. The revenue obtained from the auction of broadcasting rights of the
event is the main revenue. As we know, the event was broadcast by Star Sports.
The ICC has granted the broadcasting rights to Disney Star from 2015 to 2023
events for $ 1.98 billion. And of course, these broadcasting channels can get
back this capital from the advertisements. Now the ICC also gets revenue from
the different sponsors of the event. The different sponsors include global,
category, and social media sponsors. PhonePe, Dream11, LendingKart, Coca Cola,
etc. are some of the sponsors of the event. ICC also gets 1% of ticket sales
for the event.
Role of Host Nation- India
The host nation is the second stakeholder of the
event. The host nation is expected to reap benefits due to the staging of such
events. The hosting of ICC CWC23 has helped in boosting the Indian economy.
Although exact figures are not available, the economists say that at least an
amount of $ 1.6 Billion has reached our economy. The event attracted a lot of
foreigners to our country and this has certainly helped our tourism and hotel
industry. Is not only foreign, but domestic cricket fans have also played their
role in this growth. The hotel rates and flight booking rates touched great
heights during many high-voltage matches. ICC demands a tax exemption from the
host nation for the event. However, the Indian government has responded in
negative and has levied an extra 23% surcharge on broadcasting costs.
Role of BCCI
BCCI plays a great role in hosting the event. They
took care of the renovation of the 10 stadiums in which the matches were held.
That cost them around Rs 500 Crore. In addition, they had to arrange for the
travel and accommodation expenses of all participating players and staff
members. The BCCI had an expense of almost Rs 1500 Crore. Now the sad part for
BCCI is that if the Indian government is reluctant to provide tax exemption to
ICC, BCCI should pay the tax amount to ICC. The tax amount sums to about 950
Crore Rupees. This can make the event a financial loss for BCCI. If BCCI fails
to pay the tax amount to ICC, the can deduct the amount from annual profits to
be disbursed to BCCI.
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