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Foreign cricket boards earn handsomely through IPL

Last updated on: April 12, 2016 19:47 IST

IMAGE: Rising Pune Supergiants cheer girls perform during the Indian Premier League opener against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede stadium. Photograph: BCCI.

The cricket boards of Sri Lanka, South Africa and New Zealand have together earned US $10 lakh for releasing their players to play in the IPL's Season 9, which commenced on April 9.

Cricket Sri Lanka has received US $2.43 lakh (Rs 1.6 crore), Cricket South Africa US $6.31 lakh (Rs 4.2 crore) and New Zealand Cricket US $1.73 lakh (Rs 1.1 crore) for release of their players to play for various franchises in the cash-rich T20 league, as per the details of payment provided by the BCCI through its monthly disclosure of spending.

Cricketers from Australia, England, West Indies and Bangladesh too are playing in the IPL and their respective cricket boards are also expected to be paid by the BCCI for releasing their players for the league.

The BCCI also incurred an expenditure of US $2,53,770 (Rs 1.7 crore) towards Spidercams, used during the TV coverage of ICC World T20, as per the disclosure.

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