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‘Have You Ever Seen A 100 Crore People Doing The Same Thing At The Same Time?’, that’s the ad doing the rounds on Indian TV. The product being advertised is the biggest phenomenon to ever come out of the Indian subcontinent and easily the biggest in the game of Cricket.The sporting spectacle known as the Indian Premier League or the IPL for short kicks off on the Tenth of April. This time the stakes are higher, the number of players are more, the viewership is guaranteed to be much more than the number we saw last year. What should however have the big men in the BCCI grinning from one ear to the next is the amount of money that is expected to come into the IPL.As Lalit Modi said a few weeks ago “The IPL Is Recession Proof”. That’s food for thought.

Less than a week after the ESPN-STAR group won the rights to host the inaugural edition of the Twenty20 Champions Cricket League to be held in India from December 3 to the Tenth, a clearer picture has emerged in the sub-continent. The business side of cricket continues to prosper, the BCCI continues to get richer and most importantly, the ESPN-STAR group have become without doubt the most dominating sports broadcasting entity in this part of the world and now provide sports content for over a sixth of the world’s population.

By Aditya Rao

For a sport that is played by just 12 countries on a regular basis, the amount of money it generates is simply phenomenal. Cricket is no longer about being that elitist sport played by the members of the East India company.

It’s about cash, plain and simple and when it comes to that India runs the show.

By Vipin Agnihotri

In India, everyone loves cricket. As a matter of fact, it’s like religion here. Taking this into account, The India Street decided to give you pictures of some of the famous cricket stadiums in India. Take a look.

By Vipin Agnihotri

We Indians only love two things: Cricket and Bollywood. While cricket is like a religion to us, Bollywood gives us peace of mind from the hectic work schedule. There are number of instances when there is a link up between cricket and Bollywood. Latest one being between Indian captain MS Dhoni and newcomer Deepika Padukone. The India Street decided to give you these link ups in picture, as picture speak thousand words. Take a look.

By Vipin Agnihotri

Indians love cricket. As a matter of fact, it’s like religion to them. You may not believe at first but it’s true that cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar, Saurav Ganguly and MS Dhoni are even more popular than Bollywood stars like Shahrukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai and Amitabh Bachchan. We also created a virtual cricket stock exchange example and believe there is a need for such a site.

By Vipin Agnihotri

The Indian economy is in full form, much like the Indian cricket team. According to experts, Indian companies are flocking to the stock markets in droves to raise capital.