- It’s no longer a secret that most of the revenue in cricket is generated from India where the sport is considered as no less than a religion. The popularity, following, and crazy admiration for cricket and the cricketers know no boundary in India even as more people in droves get hooked on to the much-loved sport. Little wonder, every kid wishes to hold a bat or a ball while growing up since the moolah in the sport is mind-boggling. Thanks to the cricket administrators for tactfully spreading popularity to the nook and corner of the country and beyond. Yes, the Board of Control for Cricket in India is a very powerful sporting institution in the world, courtesy of smart strategies, marketing, branding, and a keen eye for innovations to reach stratospheric popularity index.
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- The resultant outcome is the admirable talent pool of cricketers emerging perpetually. Of course, the hugely popular Indian Premier League (IPL) has immensely contributed to ensuring the young generation is dished out entertainment of the highest order. Team India over the last decade or so has turned out to be a force to reckon with in all formats of the game by besting the best in the business consistently. Team India has maintained a steady ascendancy in all formats. Test matches have produced great results even though Team India has tasted bitter results in the last couple of series. However, the white-ball cricket has seen the team emerge triumphantly in the last two ICC sponsored events. This augurs well for the India cricket in general.
Recollect how Team India won the ICC-T20 World Cup played in the West Indies and the USA last year. This triumph came after the heart-shattering loss in the ICC-50 Over World Cup finals against the Australians in 2023. Team India was fabulous right through the finals but faltered at the last hurdle sending the cricket crazy nation into a shock. The subsequent two Test series against New Zealand and Australia last year did not go as expected, resulting in humiliating whitewash and embarrassing mauling, respectively. Not for nothing, Team India is labelled as one of the top teams in the world for hauling themselves up to deliver spectacular performances. The ICC-T20 World Cup win last year is one such instance that lifted the mood of the nation considerably.
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- Most hearteningly, Team India winning the ICC-Champions Trophy 50-over tournament for the third time must warm the cockles of the BCCI mandarins as well as cricket crazy fans. Inarguably, Champions Trophy cannot be equated with the importance and/or traction/heft enjoyed by the World Cup, but the win will not dilute the fact that all major Test playing nations participated in the event, making it one of the most coveted ones. The title triumph consolidates Team India’s preeminent presence in the cricketing world. Except for the two Test series blots, Team India must be applauded for dishing out consistently awe-inspiring performances in the last few years. As such, it’s a matter of pride that Team India is rightly anointed as one of the top all formats’ teams.
