BCCI is definitely one of the most lucrative cricket boards around the globe and the reason for this is quite simple. BCCI has an incredibly large viewers around the world and that in turn generates an abundance of income. It’s true. However, the question is, we discuss the most successful cricket boards in the world. However What about the smallest ones? Do you know what are the poorest cricket boards around the globe at the moment? If you’ve recently been interested in, then continue reading. Here we’re going to present the five most worst cricket boards in the world at 2025. Let’s go now.
1. New Zealand Cricket Board (NZC)
It is true that the New Zealand cricket team is one of the top teams in cricket world wide, however, when it comes down to cash, their cricket board is in a bit of a slump. For instance, in the year 2025 NZC was only able to make $9.9 million, which is a tiny amount when compared to the top cricket boards, like the Indian BCCI and England’s ECB. However, you might be wondering where’s the real issue, and more importantly where is everything going wrong for NZC? You should be aware that NZC’s domestic T20 league, called the Super Smash, does not bring in a lot of money. In addition the NZ’s Super Smash doesn’t have big-money broadcasting rights and sponsorships like those of the IPL and BBL. In addition, the cricket stadiums are in New Zealand are smaller, and the number of fans there is less which means less ticket sales overall.
2. West Indies Cricket Board (WICB)
You might have heard that it was the time that cricket was legendary across the West Indies, but in 2025, the team was in deep financial trouble. But why precisely? As per reports on their finances, they don’t make as much money, and like in the past, they had a total revenue of $15 million. When you consider how great this West Indies team is, or has been for a few years the financial numbers are quite sad to say the least. What’s going wrong for them? The main issue is the reason that this team was not performing well over a long period of time. As the losses increased the sponsorship deals they had and ticket sales too started becoming affected. In the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) is the domestic T20 league in the West Indies, is exciting but it doesn’t bring in the IPL/PSL (Pakistan) amount of money.
3. Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB)
Afghanistan might be growing better at cricket each year, however the board of cricket in the country is among the worst. In 2025, they made just under $17 million, with the majority of their revenues being derived from ICC sources and not from sponsorships and ticket sales right? What’s the reason? Afghanistan is unable to host international games in their home country due to security issues. This means that Afghanistan is able to play its home games within the UAE. This leads to a loss of sponsorship and ticket sales money. Furthermore, as the team doesn’t play in a thriving domestic T20 league and they are unable to take advantage of more cash-making opportunities. You know that’s a huge problem on its own.
4. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC)
Similar to similar to the West Indies, sure enough that back in the day Sri Lanka’s cricketing talent was regarded as one of the best in the world. Even now, in 2025 Sri Lanka’s Sri Lanka cricket board is confronted with one of the most difficult financial problems. Really? Yes! They don’t make enough money, just $20 million for a team that has numerous cricketing histories. One of the main causes for this is poor management and a lack of sponsorship agreements. It’s as simple as that! Their own T20 league, known as”the Lanka Premier League (LPL) hasn’t made the money they need, and their national team’s inconsistencies have caused more problems as well. As a result, not many attend the games, and they’re in financial straits. From the look of things in the event that they don’t implement some financial decisions that are guaranteed to work then the future won’t be promising for them.
5. Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC)
It’s the last one on the list, as, Zimbabwe has been facing problems with funds in cricket for a long time and this won’t change until 2025. But why is that? Although their revenues are $38 million, the political turmoil and a slow economy leave the board of cricket in a pathetic state that is difficult to comprehend for we are cricket fans. Because of uncertainty, sponsors aren’t willing to invest their money into Zimbabwe and that’s why they have no financial support and it’s a huge problem in the country. The national cricket system is also quite shaky and there isn’t a steady flow of talents.
Conclusion
That’s all. If we look at the revenue figures of these cricket boards they must be among the least successful cricket boards who are full-time members of the ICC. However, thankfully there are some cricket boards are experimenting with innovative methods, like the introduction of new leagues to push up the revenue.
