Ruling that “the game of cricket and the monetary benefits of playing professional league matches must be spread out”, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) recently imposed a penalty of ₹522.4 million (US$9.6 million) on India’s cricket control board for misusing its dominant position and indulging in anti-competitive practices.
Ruling in Sh Surinder Singh Barmi v Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI), the CCI held that the BCCI, which is a de facto regulator of cricket and organizer of events, “has on account of role overlap restricted competition and the benefits of competition”.
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