These games against West Indies are now being used to test waters in America. Star which otherwise pays the BCCI Rs 43 crores for a match in their ongoing contract would only have to shell out Rs 17.1 crores each for these two matches. Industry experts are surprised BCCI were happy to give away these rights at a considerable discount. "It may be just two games but Indian cricket has never come so cheap. The last time BCCI sold rights for bilateral cricket involving Team India at off shore venues, the Zee group had agreed to pay a whopping Rs 40 crores per match way back in 2006

Source: India Today August 08, 2016 21:22 UTC