Indian board ponders 'global' bid

The Indian board is exploring the possibility of buying the rights for ICC's global events for the next seven years. The ICC's current $550 million seven-year deal ends with next year's World Cup in West Indies. ICC's global events for the period...

The Indian board is exploring the possibility of buying the rights for ICC's global events for the next seven years. The ICC's current $550 million seven-year deal ends with next year's World Cup in West Indies.

ICC's global events for the period 2007-15 include two World Cups.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India signed its own media rights contract worth $612 million in February, making it one of the world's richest cricket bodies.

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