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SportsBI India is a personal learning and portfolio project by Samar R.S. Minhas. The platform, code, design and curated data visualisations are original work created to demonstrate sports business intelligence and analytics capabilities.
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Data disclaimer
Figures shown across dashboards, reports and AI insights are compiled from publicly available industry research, league announcements, press reports, corporate filings and author-modelled estimates. Every effort has been made to use reliable sources and cite them accurately.
However, sports financial data is often approximate, unaudited or subject to re-statement. Some metrics - especially team-level valuations, sponsorship rates and attendance figures - include indicative estimates where exact figures are not publicly disclosed. Do not use this data for investment, legal or commercial decisions without independent verification.
Third-party sources
The following publications, reports and organisations are referenced across the project. Their respective trademarks and content belong to them.
Industry research
Sporting Nation in the Making XIII
· WPP Media / GroupM ESP· 2025Indian sports industry spend ₹18,864 Cr in 2025 (+13.4% YoY); media, sponsorship and endorsement split by category.
Visit sourceSportlight: The Business of Sports in India
· KPMG India· 2025~$19 bn industry today, 12–14% CAGR, ~$40 bn projected by 2030.
Visit sourceTechnology, Media & Telecom Predictions - India sports media
· Deloitte India· 2024–2025Digital-first sports consumption, streaming subscription economics and ad-load benchmarks used in reach modelling.
Visit sourceFICCI–EY Media & Entertainment Report
· FICCI / EY India· 2025Sports segment share of India's M&E economy, ad-spend growth and subscription trends.
Visit sourceFan engagement & sports consumption trackers
· Redseer Strategy Consultants· 2024–2025Online sports audience size, age and gender skews used to shape indicative fan demographics.
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Valuation & M&A
IPL Brand & Business Valuation
· Houlihan Lokey· 2025IPL enterprise value $18.5 bn; RCB $269 m, MI $242 m, CSK $235 m franchise values.
Visit sourceBrand Finance - sports & sponsorship brand values
· Brand Finance· 2024–2025Brand strength indices used to sanity-check club brand-value ordering across leagues.
Visit sourceD&P / Kroll India Sports Valuation commentary
· Kroll (formerly Duff & Phelps) India· 2023–2025IPL and emerging-league brand-value trajectories; multiples applied to revenue-based valuation ranges.
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League & federation
IPL & WPL media rights tenders
· BCCI / IPL· 2022–2023IPL media rights 2023-27 ₹48,390 Cr; WPL media rights ₹951 Cr; WPL franchise fees ₹4,670 Cr.
Visit sourceIPL title sponsorship renewal
· BCCI press release / Tata Sons· 2024Tata Group IPL title rights 2024-28 at ~₹2,500 Cr.
Visit sourceISL club social-media tally & club directory
· Indian Super League (official)· Sept 2025Club followings across Instagram, X, Facebook and YouTube; club home cities and stadiums.
Visit sourceAIFF competition regulations & club licensing
· All India Football Federation· 2024–2026ISL/I-League structure, club licensing criteria and squad/salary regulations.
Visit sourcePro Kabaddi League season & auction records
· Mashal Sports / Pro Kabaddi League· 2023–2025PKL franchise list, salary purse caps, season formats and auction outcomes.
Visit sourceHockey India League relaunch documentation
· Hockey India / HIL· 2024–2025HIL 2024-25 relaunch: eight men's franchises, auction purse and prize structure.
Visit sourceUltimate Table Tennis season releases
· UTT / Table Tennis Federation of India· 2024–2025UTT franchise count, season calendar and Butterfly five-year title partnership.
Visit sourcePrime Volleyball League franchise & season data
· Baseline Ventures / PVL· 2024–2025PVL franchise expansion, RR Kabel title sponsorship and season broadcast footprint.
Visit sourceISL / IPL / PKL / HIL season pages
· Wikipedia (league season articles)· 2019–2026Season attendance totals, averages, peak matches, stadium capacities and final standings.
Visit sourceOfficial player auction results
· IPL, PKL (Mashal Sports), Hockey India League, PVL· 2024–2025Rishabh Pant ₹27 Cr (IPL 2025); Sachin Tanwar ₹2.15 Cr (PKL); Harmanpreet Singh ₹78 L (HIL 2024).
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Press & trade media
ESPNcricinfo / ESPN India statistics
· ESPNcricinfo· 2019–2025Match results, points tables and squad data underpinning performance panels.
Visit sourceISL squad values & transfer records
· Transfermarkt· 2023–2026Squad market values, foreign-player mix and transfer fees for ISL clubs.
Visit sourceLeague commercial reporting
· Economic Times / Sportstar / SportsMint· 2024–2025PVL ~₹500 Cr valuation on a 10th franchise; RR Kabel PVL title deal; Butterfly UTT five-year title deal.
Visit sourceSportstar / The Hindu league coverage
· Sportstar (The Hindu Group)· 2023–2026Season reviews, attendance reporting and club financial commentary.
Visit sourceMint / Business Standard sports business desk
· Mint, Business Standard· 2023–2026Sponsorship renewals, franchise transactions and league operator financials.
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Media & audience
Broadcast reach releases
· Star Sports / JioStar· 2024–2025IPL 2024 reach 1.19 bn viewers; PKL Season 10 reach 226 m; PVL 2025 reach ~200 m.
Visit sourceBARC India weekly TV ratings
· BARC India· 2023–2025TV reach, impressions and time-spent data for cricket, football and kabaddi windows.
Visit sourceJioCinema / JioHotstar streaming milestones
· Viacom18 / JioStar· 2023–2025Peak concurrency records, free-streaming reach and digital watch-time disclosures.
Visit sourceFanCode rights announcements
· FanCode (Dream Sports)· 2025–2026ISL 2025-26 digital rights arrangement and emerging-league streaming distribution.
Visit sourceNielsen Sports sponsorship valuation methodology
· Nielsen Sports· 2023–2025Media-value-equivalency approach used to translate exposure into sponsor ROI indices.
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Corporate filings
FSDL annual filings (MCA), reported by Times of India / Firstpost
· Football Sports Development Ltd· FY20–FY24ISL operator net result FY20 −₹27 Cr → FY24 +₹45.2 Cr; ISL rights ₹275 Cr/yr → ₹8.62 Cr (FanCode 2025-26).
Visit sourceClub & franchise annual returns (AOC-4 / MGT-7)
· Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India· FY20–FY24Revenue, cost base and profitability disclosures for franchise-owning entities.
Visit sourceRISE Worldwide & Baseline Ventures commercial disclosures
· RISE Worldwide (Reliance) / Baseline Ventures· 2023–2025Rights-agency commentary on sponsorship inventory pricing and activation packages.
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Modelled
SportsBI analytical model (author-built)
· SportsBI India - Samar R.S. Minhas· 2026Derived layer only: index scores, fill-rate estimates, scenario elasticities and forecast intervals computed from the published figures cited alongside. Not an independent data source.
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