Cricket is a religion in India and when it comes to India vs Pakistan match, it is no less than a Mahabharat. Indian fans leave no chance to catch up the thrill and excitement of this epic battle. This time in Champions Trophy, the Indian crowd broke all the TRP records.
The India vs Pakistan ODI match on 4th June recorded a crowd of 20 crores , that is, 201 million. This is almost half of the cumulative reach of IPL in one and a half month which was recorded as 411 million. According to BARC India, total people viewing the match at any point of time which is also known as impression was 47.45 million which is the highest viewership of any ODI match since the inception of BARC.
The match was telecasted on 4 channels of Star Sports as well as on DD National. According to a spokesperson of Star India, “ICC Champions Trophy 2017 has been an impressive event in terms of scale, reach and following. With the India-Pakistan match setting a new viewership record on the Star Sports network, becoming the highest rated ODI match in BARC history, this edition of the CT17 has validated that there is nothing bigger than cricket for Indian audiences.”