Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul were suspended by the BCCI for their comments on the TV show just before the three-match ODI series in Australia.

The new stadium will accommodate 1.1 lakh cricketing fans inside the stadium, overtaking current record-holder Melbourne Cricket Ground with a capacity of a little over a lakh.

He sits second on the 2018 Forbes India Celebrity 100 List rankings, right behind Bollywood superstar Salman Khan.

In September, the BCCI had banned a Meghalya-bound Delhi player, Jaskirat Singh Sachdeva, for producing a fake birth certificate to play in an Under-19 tournament.

The BCCI, on its part, maintained that the alleged MoU was not binding and did not stand as Pakistan failed to honour a commitment to support the revenue model suggested by India for the ICC.

Additionally, booking hotels with proper gym was also one of the demands.

Most of Hotstar's revenue comes from advertising and to get robust subscription (which is a more sustainable model) revenue, it surely needs to focus on original content.

His taxes for FY18 have risen by over Rs 1.24 crore since FY17 when he paid Rs 10.93 crore as income tax. The 37-year-old cricketer has also declared advanced taxes of Rs 3 crore for FY19.

With a brand value of $65 million and winning the 2018 season title, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have been ranked as the most valuable IPL franchise brand. CSK has topped the Brand Finance IPL league table for the third time, after leading the rankings in 2010 and 2013.

Bollywood actor Arbaaz Khan today confessed to involvement in betting over IPL matches. The admission came before the Thane Police's Anti-Extortion Cell where the actor was asked to appear to record his statement in connection with the betting racket.

Star India has paid a staggering Rs 16,347.5 crore for the IPL rights and is known to have increased its ad rate by 20-25 per cent as it needs to earn Rs 54 crore per match to be profitable.

So, why would Uday Shankar pay an over 60% (Star paid this Rs 6,128 crore for the BCCI rights, while it shelled out Rs 3,851 crore for the earlier season) premium to retain the rights? The broadcaster has to shell out Rs 61 crore per match (vis-a-vis Rs 43 crore in the previous season) to BCCI.

Star India has emerged as the higest bidder in the e-auction for Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) media rights. Star India placed a record bid of Rs 6138.1 crore to bag the broadcast and digital rights for international bilateral cricket in India for the next five years (2018-23).

Star India Chairman & CEO, Uday Shankar, is known for his out of the box strategies. Will they pay off?

Cricketing rights will soon be a must-have for not just broadcasters but also for over-the-top platforms and telcos.