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The Afghanistan Cricket Board has opened bidding for the revived Afghanistan Premier League (APL T20), with franchise acquisition officially beginning May 15.

The league is targeting a UAE-based return later this year with:

📍 5 franchises
📍 Global investors invited
📍 International players expected
📍 Long-term commercial model
📍 UAE hosting infrastructure

The five planned franchises:

• Kabul
• Kandahar
• Balkh
• Paktia
• Nangarhar

ACB Chairman Mirwais Ashraf called the APL relaunch:

“A new chapter of professionalism, commercial growth, and international recognition for Afghan cricket.”

Full story: www.cricexec.com/afghanistan-premier-league-relaun…

#AfghanistanCricket #APL #T20Cricket #SportsBusiness #CricketBusiness #FranchiseCricket #IPL #Cricket #cricexec

2 days ago | [YT] | 2

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🚨 New Zealand Cricket has delayed the launch of its proposed NZ20 franchise league to the 2027-28 season. 🇳🇿🏏

NZC said ongoing investor discussions, franchise planning and international scheduling pressures — including home Test series against Australia and Sri Lanka — pushed the competition timeline back by a year.

The league, planned as a new men’s and women’s franchise competition, had originally targeted a January 2027 launch.

NZ20 officials say investor interest has been “highly encouraging,” with a formal process now set to begin for ownership groups and the league’s primary investment partner.

The delay highlights the growing challenge of fitting new franchise leagues into an already crowded global cricket calendar. 🌍📅

Full story: www.cricexec.com/new-zealand-cricket-delays-nz20-l…

#Cricket #NZC #NZ20 #SportsBusiness #T20 #FranchiseCricket #cricexec

4 days ago | [YT] | 1

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🚨 IPL 2026 is increasingly coming under governance scrutiny.

According to reports, the BCCI is preparing to issue advisories to all 10 franchises following multiple concerns around conduct, access control and operational discipline during the season.

Among the issues reportedly under review:
📱 vaping/smoking incidents
🎥 player-generated content
🚷 dugout and accreditation protocols
👥 owners and guests “mingling” in restricted areas
🏏 broader franchise conduct standards

BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia has already indicated that the board is exploring “stricter action” frameworks against teams violating IPL norms.

This comes after:
• Rajasthan Royals controversies
• viral vaping incidents
• increasing off-field distractions
• growing concern around league optics and professionalism

Full story: www.cricexec.com/bcci-tightens-ipl-2026-rules-with…

#IPL #BCCI #SportsBusiness #Cricket #IPL2026 #SportsGovernance #cricexec

5 days ago | [YT] | 1

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🚨 IPL 2026 is increasingly coming under governance scrutiny.

According to reports, the BCCI is preparing to issue advisories to all 10 franchises following multiple concerns around conduct, access control and operational discipline during the season.

Among the issues reportedly under review:
📱 vaping/smoking incidents
🎥 player-generated content
🚷 dugout and accreditation protocols
👥 owners and guests “mingling” in restricted areas
🏏 broader franchise conduct standards

BCCI Secretary Devajit Saikia has already indicated that the board is exploring “stricter action” frameworks against teams violating IPL norms.

This comes after:
• Rajasthan Royals controversies
• viral vaping incidents
• increasing off-field distractions
• growing concern around league optics and professionalism

Full story: www.cricexec.com/bcci-tightens-ipl-2026-rules-with…

#IPL #BCCI #SportsBusiness #Cricket #IPL2026 #SportsGovernance #cricexec

5 days ago | [YT] | 3

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🚨 MCC has named former Goldman Sachs executive Julian Metherell as its next President.

And the timing is significant.

Metherell will take over in October 2026 as Lord’s and MCC enter a completely new commercial era shaped by:
🏏 franchise ownership
💰 private investment
📈 The Hundred
🌍 global sports capital

Full story: www.cricexec.com/mcc-names-former-goldman-sachs-ex…

#MCC #TheHundred #LondonSpirit #SportsBusiness #CricketBusiness #Lords #ECB #cricexec

1 week ago | [YT] | 4

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Royal Challengers Bengaluru x AC Milan

Powered by PUMA

Featuring Virat Kohli + Christian Pulisic

A cross-sport, cross-continent campaign

Full story: www.cricexec.com/rcbs-global-brand-push-accelerate…

#SportsBusiness #IPL #RCB #ACMilan #PUMA #GlobalSports #SportsMarketing #cricexec

1 week ago | [YT] | 3

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$1.65 BILLION. 💰

That’s the new price of entry into the IPL elite.

The Rajasthan Royals have been acquired by the Mittal family, alongside Adar Poonawalla, in a deal valued at $1.65B.

🧩 The structure

👉 Mittal family = controlling stake
👉 Poonawalla = strategic minority
👉 Existing investors = partial retention
👉 Continuity remains, with Manoj Badale still involved

This valuation includes:

✔️ Rajasthan Royals (IPL)
✔️ Paarl Royals (SA20)
✔️ Barbados Royals (CPL)

Full story: www.cricexec.com/rajasthan-royals-sold-to-mittal-f…

#CricketBusiness #IPL #SportsInvestment #FranchiseCricket #SportsValuations #PrivateEquity #cricexec

1 week ago | [YT] | 0

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Cricket Australia is going all-in on data. 📊

It just signed a multi-year deal with CricViz

➡️ Making CricViz its official data + high-performance analytics partner

This partnership is about building a single source of truth for cricket data across:

🏏 High performance
📺 Broadcast
📱 Fan engagement

Full story: www.cricexec.com/cricket-australia-partners-with-c…

#CricketBusiness #SportsTech #DataAnalytics #HighPerformance #FanEngagement #SportsInnovation #CricViz #CricketAustralia #cricexec

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 1

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With bilateral tours struggling to secure broadcast deals, should they be reduced in number?

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JioStar has delivered ₹36,248 crore ($4B) in revenue in its first full year post-merger — and backed it with a global streaming record.

💰 ₹36,248 crore revenue
📈 ₹3,210 crore profit
📺 34.7% TV viewership share
📱 500M monthly users
🔥 72.5 million peak concurrency during the ICC Men's T20

👉 Stress-tested the platform at unprecedented scale
📈 IPL opening weekend: 515M viewers
📺 Connected TV growth: +27%
📱 Digital reach: +15% YoY

Full story: www.cricexec.com/jiostars-first-full-year-as-a-mer…

#SportsBusiness #MediaRights #Streaming #IPL #CricketBusiness #DigitalTransformation #Broadcast #SportsMedia #cricexec

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