Top 10 Richest Cricket Boards in the World | BCCI is the richest

The BCCI, or Board of Control for Cricket in India, is the wealthiest cricket institution in the world. It has an estimated net worth around $ 2.25 Billions, which is more than any other board. In concern to Broadcasting Rights, Sponsorship, and alternative income streams, this governing body for Indian Cricket is on the seventh sky.

The World's Top 10 Richest Cricket Boards As per Revenue 

The Cricket Boards perform an important role in the overall growth of Cricket teams. The top 10 Cricket Boards that are richest in the world are:

BCCI(Board of Control for Cricket in India)

• BCCI is the richest among all other cricket boards in this world having a net worth of around $ 2.25 Billion.
• The headquarters of this board is placed in Mumbai, Maharashtra and the greatest source of revenue for this cricket board is IPL(Indian Premier League).
• Dream 11, Byju’s, Paytm, Star Sports, MPL Sports, Hyundai, and Ambuja Cements are the chief sponsors for the BCCI board.
• Not only the Indian Cricket team, but almost all of the Indian cricketers have various sponsors.

CSA(Cricket South Africa)

• This Board was established in 1991 and its headquarters are located in Johannesburg.
• South Africa had the best team with the most powerful players in it, as now they have released most of their strong players.
• They have never won a world cup till now, and recently played a T20 international series against Pakistan and lost it by 1-3.
• This Board has a net worth around $ 79 Million, and they have taken the second place in this list of richest cricket boards of the world.

ECB(England and Wales Cricket Board)

• The ECB has a net worth of around $ 59 Million. The England team is also the richest cricket team in the world and has $ 292.39 Million revenue generated.
• This Board was founded in 1997 and its headquarters are situated in Lord’s.
• Royal London, Lifebuoy and New Balance are the biggest sponsors of the ECB.

PCB(Pakistan Cricket Board)

• The PCB was formed in 1949 and their headquarters are located in Lahore. 
• They have a total net worth of $ 55 Million with recent revenues of $ 111.45 Million and grabbed the fourth place in this list.
• Gatorade, Pepsi, Brighto Paints, United Bank Ltd. are some of the companies that sponsored PCB.
• This Board earns most of its funds from the PSL(Pakistan Super league).

BCB(Bangladesh Cricket Board)

• This Board was incorporated in the year 1977 with its headquarters situated at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka.
• From 2000 onwards, the BCB was a full-time member of ICC and its last revenue was $110 Million as per the reports. 
• BCB has a total net worth of $ 51 Million and their team has improved a lot in their skills in recent times.
• Having Aamra Network and Pan Pacific big sponsors, this team belongs to the list of the strongest teams of the Cricket world.

ZCB(Zimbabwe Cricket Board)

• ZCB Board was formed in 1992 and generated revenue around $15.53 Million. In the recent series, they had lost both test matches against Pakistan.
• They hit this list at the 6th position and have a total net worth around $ 38 Million.
• ZimGold, Coca-Cola, and Castle Lager are the big sponsors of this board and like ZCB and SLC, they are also not playing that well for now.
• The Chairman of ZCB is Tavengwa Mukuhlani and their CEO is Wilfred Mukondiwa.

CA(Cricket Australia)

• The main governing body for both professional and amateur cricket in Australia is what was once known as the "Australian Board of Control for International Cricket."
• This board has a net worth of around $ 24 Million with an amazing revenue of $ 390 Million.It was established in 1905 and their headquarters are in Melbourne. 
• Vodafone, HCL, Dettol, Gatorade, Toyota,  KFC, Cadbury are some of the biggest sponsors for them.
• This Board earns a huge revenue from BBL(Big Bash league) and from the big business investing in them as sponsors.

SLC(Sri Lanka Cricket)

• This board was established in 1975 and has a total net worth of $ 20 Million at present. Their revenue last year was $ 13.7 Million.
• They are responsible for taking care of  all the Under-19 men’s and Women’s cricket teams of the nation along with the domestic and international matches in all three formats.
• Sri Lanka, in recent times, was struggling to survive in Covid-19 epidemic, The BCCI helped them by organizing matches between India and Sri lanka.
• The SLC is at present handled by President Shammi Silva and its headquarters are in Sinhalse Sports Club.

WICB(Cricket West Indies)

• This board has taken the 8th place in this list with a net worth of $ 15 Million and it was initially known as ‘West Indies Cricket board’ and was changed to WICB in 1996.
• It is one of the oldest boards as it was established in 1920, more than a century. Its most revenue is generated from the Broadcasting Rights.
• Before 2013, the profits for WICB were not that high, but after the CPL(Caribbean Premier League) was introduced, it progressively raised.
• JetBlue and Castore are among the sponsors for this board.

NZC(New Zealand Cricket)

• This board is the governing body for Cricket in New Zealand and is responsible for the development of sports at all levels in this nation.
• NZC board is at the bottom of the least and this board only has a net worth of $ 9 Million at present. They have recently generated a revenue of  $28.86 Million.
• The headquarters of NZC Board are located in Christchurch. This board is the full-time member of ICC(International Cricket Council).
• This board was founded in 1894 and has sponsors like Air New Zealand, Ford, ANZ, Gillette, and KFC.

Richest Cricket Boards In The World

The Richest among all boards in the world is the BCCI. The ICC has a total net worth of around $ 2.5 Billion and the Net worth of BCCI is $ 2 Billion. This concludes that the BCCI is not richer than the ICC.

Conclusion

The Top 10 Boards of the World in terms of wealth include the boards of the nations- India, South Africa, England, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, Australia, Sri lanka, West Indies and New Zealand.