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Published · transcript-backedBen Gilbert: belief
24 Mar 2025 Acquired Indian Premier League Cricket
“I think that’s an interesting way to look at it, but again, nobody owns a league.”
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- Speaker
- Ben Gilbert
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- Claim type
- belief
- Recorded
- 24 Mar 2025
- Publisher
- Acquired
- Episode
- Indian Premier League Cricket
Transcript context
…Totally. It’s a 10th the size of the NFL today by that respect. Now the question is what is the total value of the MLB? If the total value of the IPL is $16 billion, how does that league value compare to other league values? I think that’s an interesting way to look at it, but again, nobody owns a league. People own teams. So probably the most interesting way to look at it is how does a $1 billion valuation for the average IPL team stack up to other leagues around the world? It’s not NFL, it’s not NBA, but it’s amazing that in 16–17 years these things are in the billion dollar conversation. Remember the Clippers when Steve Balmer bought it was only $2 billion. NBA franchises today are like $5, $6, $7 billion, something like that. But it is quickly entering that conversation, and half of the revenue gets taken before you even get to see a dollar. By the BCCI, yes.…
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