Lalit Modi Quotations

With Nimbus Sport's excellent track record and very competitive cost, BCCI has secured for itself and its fans a fantastic level of TV coverage never before seen in India.

With this, BCCI has become the world's most valued brand in team sponsorship.

With this, BCCI has become the world's most valued brand in sponsorship revenues.

Nimbus won the bid from among eight bidders.

Nimbus was the clear winner with the highest bid in all combinations.

BCCI will deal only with one party, which is appropriate, for this way we will be able to retain transparency while providing a level playing field for all prospective bidders.

If others want to play they can. Why should we play in October?

It is a landmark deal for BCCI and through this the fans of the Indian team around the world can get original apparels manufactured and distributed through the global network of Nike.

Our vision is to embrace the entire Indian community worldwide.

We intend to screen the bids for eligibility on the day following the submission of the bids and will select from the eligible bidders the winning bid on the second day after submission of the bids.

We have tremendous revenue potential in the game and the board is in a unique position to benefit from it as we create and own the rights to cricket in perpetuity. No one in the country has the kind of property we have.

We are not increasing the number of playing days of the team.

We are happy to announce Nimbus as the winner of the global media rights and look forward to a successful partnership with them to ensure increased coverage and penetration of the game among the people the world over.

We're not free in October in 2007, 2008 or 2009. We have made our position very clear to the ICC (International Cricket Council) many times.

This will help it become one of the most prominent portals in the world.

When you go to a venue you either have a profit-sharing or you give a flat fee.

The CAB has lost the chance of hosting Champions Trophy because of putting unreasonable conditions.

This inter-city tournament would be played in the day-night format, which would be frozen in just a few months. The tournament would be licensed (meaning its television rights would be sold).

A case is pending in the Madras High Court. If the mobile providers are charging their customers, we rightfully deserve a share from them since it's essentially our property.

The BCCI website will be functional within a month's time featuring the world's first 'Live Radio Scorecard'. The website will also post the match highlights after the day's play.

It wanted specific and later-stage matches, presumably the semi-final and final, which was uncalled for.

In an added noble gesture, players from both teams have decided to donate their match fees for Day One (first match) to this worthy cause.

These Indo-Pak fixtures are going to be an annual affair in places where there is large Indo-Pak population like Chicago, New York etc.

This has been possible due to a systematic and transparent bidding process initiated by the BCCI.

The global media rights tender is intended to streamline the process of match telecasting wherever the Indian team is playing. With the number and quality of matches growing, this streamlining becomes increasingly important.

The global media rights are an integral part of the game as it brings the sport to the people.

The Committee also has some former cricketers, so that the selection process is fair as so much money is at stake.

All the participating companies have written back to us claiming that they happy with the procedure of allotment of tenders.

The main objective ... is to take the game to the expatriates, who otherwise only get to watch matches on TV.