ICC chairman Jay Shah has garnered praise from fugitive businessman and IPL founder Lalit Modi for the massive viewership the T20 World Cup is enjoying in India. Jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka, the tournament began on February 7 and will conclude on March 8. “That’s the power that India brings to the cricket world,” Modi wrote. I am sure under your leadership as shown at this World Cup cricket will only grow globally. The T20 World Cup viewership numbers follow the 2025 Champions Trophy, which logged 250 billion minutes of watch-time and a peak television audience of 122 million.

Source: The Telegraph March 04, 2026 10:38 UTC