At last, the big moment of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 has arrived. The final Champions Trophy 2017 will witness India – Pakistan clash after a gap of 9 years and only the 2nd time in an ICC event with the first one being the 2007 World T20 final. Both the Indian fans and Pakistani fans are expecting a cracker of a game.

Every time India and Pakistan come face to face to play a cricket match, cricket Fans of India die for watching the match anytime.  The cricket match between Indian and Pakistan national teams has been considered as the mother of all cricket matches till date.

The arch-rivals are going to face each other in the finals tomorrow i.e, Sunday 18th June. And undoubtedly, it is going to be a big day for the Indian nationals and Pakistan as being a holiday it is considered that a maximum number of people and all the cricket fans across the globe are expected to stick to their homes and place of livings.

Yes, the craze of cricket sport among people of the India or Pakistan so hype that, the citizens of both the countries are very serious and sensitive about it.

If such is the vigor and excitement among viewers, it’s natural for the official broadcaster to make the most of the opportunity in terms of money and TRP. It won’t be a thing of a surprise if we say that prices of TV ads are likely to go higher during the match, which eventually would benefit the broadcaster to a great extent.

According to multiple media buyers, Star India has increased rates of ads five times during India vs Pakistan match on Sunday for the limited inventory. 

Yes, you heard it right! Star India looks for charging Rs. 20 lakhs for an advertisement of 10 seconds. Just to inform, this rate used to be Rs. 4 lakhs for the same period of time; nevertheless, the media buyers are of the opinion that the broadcaster gets only 5% of ad inventory during a cricket match, which becomes 250 to 300 seconds. Individuals who disclosed these details denied revealing their identity. There had been no comment from the spokesperson of Star Sports over this.

Previously, media buyers were offered the India pack by Star India which comprised of two semi-final matches as well as the final match. These matches’ inventory had been sold for a whopping amount of Rs. 7.5-8 lakhs for 10 seconds.

As per Initiative Media India’s sr. vice-president R Venkatasubramanian, the investment is certainly good for the buyers of the ads if a match is as interesting as that of Sunday.

Broadcast Audience Research Council stated that 201 million people watched Ind Vs Pak and it’s seen as the highest viewership for any one-day international match. However, media specialists believe that this record might be broken this Sunday.

Well, what about you? Are you excited for the final game of India and Pakistan tomorrow? Let us know your views in the comments section below.

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