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Cricket has been played in India for a very long time and when the first ODI match in history was played in 1971, the game of cricket also needed a change. England dominated cricket for a long time. Meanwhile, Jagmohan Dalmiya joined the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 1979. Dalmiya started bringing major changes in the process of cricket in India and later became the President of BCCI.
India won the world cup in 1983
India stunned the cricketing world by winning the World Cup title in 1983 against teams like West Indies, England and Australia. Jagmohan Dalmiya believed that the game could gain immense popularity in India and start a new movement in the country. This was the reason why Dalmiya tried his best to get India to host the 1987 World Cup. Eventually his efforts were successful and the 1987 World Cup was jointly hosted by India and Pakistan.
Dhirubhai Ambani supported
Dhirubhai Ambani openly supported these efforts of Jagmohan Dalmiya. Dhirubhai Ambani had sponsored the 1987 World Cup. Dhirubhai Ambani also knew that a lot of money could be earned through cricket in India. Earlier the situation was that BCCI was paying Rs 5 lakh to Doordarshan for broadcasting Team India's matches.
Jagmohan Dalmiya's thinking brought revolution in cricket
Dalmiya's new thinking started a period of change in cricket as he started selling the broadcasting rights of Team India's matches to private channels. It was the 1996 World Cup when BCCI earned $10 million by selling broadcasting rights. Money started coming into Indian cricket, most of which goes to Jagmohan Dalmiya and Indian cricketers also started benefiting from his strategy.