Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket players earn more money per game than players in any other sport, but keep a disappointing annual profit: report

The first Indian league strengthens since its first season in 2008. While the champions of the Chennai Super Kings marked the beginning of a new decade for the franchise-based cricket league more Earlier this year, breathtaking financial transactions were noted, both in terms of player income and media rights. According to the latest global sports survey, it was discovered that IPL players were making the most money in the world match by game, but were far behind leagues such as NBA, EPL, NFL in terms of annual earnings.

The report published by The Guardian The English Premier League remains the richest sports league, with first-team players earning around £ 2.99 million a year on average. In IPL, however, players earn about £ 274,624 per game and with a season representing only 14 games, their winnings per game are higher than those of the English top game by a margin of £ 78,703. The National Football League, meanwhile, sees its players win about £ 138,354 per match.

What sets IPL apart from other leagues is that the number of games played by each team (14) is less than the number of games (38). every team in the Premier League is involved. Not only that, the best teams of the EPL also compete in European competitions (Champions League, Europa League), while the League Cup and the FA Cup also address all players of the division. Taking into account the whole season, the wages of the IPL players are much lower than those of the football players.

Money entering the 11th season, the IPL – the rich league has experienced a huge growth of 19 % of its valuation, reaching $ 6.3 billion against a net worth of $ 5.3 billion in 2017.

According to the IPL brand valuation report published by Duff & Phelps, a financial consulting firm – The Mumbai Indians, three-time IPL champions, rank first among all IPL franchises in terms of brand valuation, with a net worth of $ 113.0 million. dollars in 2018; Kolkata Knight Riders, a condo owned by Shah Rukh Khan and valued at $ 104 million.