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Virat Kohli is the richest Indian sportsperson Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli has been hailed as the richest Indian sportsperson, 2nd time in row. Forbes magazine has just released its list of the richest sportspersons, and…

With the fumes of 12th edition of Vivo IPL, 2019 still very fresh in the air, the glittering affair has had a lot of discussions, both on and off field. Blazing shots and an absolute mayhem in stadiums as well as the affair of the…

In one of the biggest sports reform ever introduced, India Govt. is right now framing guidelines, which can make sports betting as a legal activity in the country. If that happens, then approximately Rs 9.6 lakh crore worth of sports…

Mumbai Indians defeated Rising Pune Supergiant on May 21st to become IPL champions for the third time. But does that mean Mumbai Indians is the most powerful brand within the IPL ecosystem? Think again, because that is not the truth.…

So, once in 4-years apex global multi-sport competition Rio Olympics 2016 is right around the corner – it starts this Saturday. The opening ceremony will be held at Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Sports fan across the world…

TAM Media Research (joint venture between AC Nielsen and Kantar Media Research/IMRB) has released their latest TV viewership data for IPL 8, and the stats are encouraging for advertisers. As per the research conducted till 45 matches…

First match of Pepsi IPL will be played in just a few hours from and I am sure millions of cricket lovers around the world are quite excited about this yearly Cricket-cum-Entertainment extravaganza. Every year, IPL organizers introduce…

IPL 2013 is round the corner and its popularity has been growing especially on Internet and mobile. Every year more number of people are watching IPL live on their mobile devices. Infact, if you compared the ratings for TV, they have been…

The country’s largest reality firm DLF, is no more the title sponsor for the IPL as it didn’t renew its contract which was due last month. DLF name had almost become synonymous with IPL in last 5 years… More often than not it was termed DLF…

The 2012 Summer Olympics in London will be host to more than 10,000 athletes from 200 plus countries. India is taking 81 athletes, its largest ever contingent to the Olympics in the hope of more medals and wins. In wishing team India good…

Airtel has announced today that it has bagged exclusive video rights for UEFA Euro 2012 on Mobile platform. With this, Airtel mobile customers across India can enjoy exclusive access to mobile and video content (including LIVE streaming) of…

Formula 1 is happening in India - It is a dream come true for millions of racing fans in India. It promises to be one of the grandest sporting spectacle India has witnessed which nearly equals Commonwealth Games conducted in India last…

Last week, ICC received tax-exemption waiver for the 2011 World Cup from the Indian government which resulted into massive Rs.45-crore hit to the exchequer. In fact, such grand tournaments have always turned out to be big money-spinners…

Ok...This is an Elaborate April Fool Joke....the 1983 World Cup Final was held on 25th June.... I just got an SMS forward which was quite interesting. I did not believe it at first, but after checking it myself – I was quite astonished.…

India v/s Pakistan clash in ICC World Cup Semi Finals – Are you game for this most-awaited sporting event on the Earth? In fact, some have already dubbed this match as even bigger than the tournament’s Grand Finale. I am sure you’ve…

The Mega India Pakistan Semi Final cricket match is now less than 24 hours away. Literally, every person I am talking to is super excited about it. It so big that many corporates have even gone ahead and given a half day Holidays (and in…

I am aware this is a Business Blog, but like millions of other Indians – I am also a big cricket fan and it would not be prudent, if I don’t write a single article on it. In this on-going Cricket world cup,  I do make it a point to…

We are just one day away from Cricket world cup Extravaganza. The cricket fever has gripped the nation. Most of the cricket fanatics know most of the when’s and where’s and who’s and how’s and why’s of this Tournament. All such data is…

To the connoisseurs of the game who are dead against players doing anything else other than playing cricket, this article isn’t for you. Obviously there is no discussion regarding cricket but instead marketing and advertising. And no…

Once bitten, twice shy! It seems this idiom is not applicable to Indians. Or how else would you explain Indian sporting authorities not learning lessons from the recent CWG fiasco? None of us can forget the collapse of the foot over-bridge…