Check this. IPL has a long way to go:
The media rights revenue for IPL is huge, but it is still a fraction of the same with other big leagues around the world, such as the National Football League (NFL), English Premier League (EPL) and National Basketball Association (NBA).
Hot damn. I always knew that the IPL is still leagues away from the NFL and EPL, but the margin is way bigger than I anticipated. NFL leads in terms of overall revenue, but soccer leads in terms of overall popularity in my opinion.The media rights revenue for IPL is huge, but it is still a fraction of the same with other big leagues around the world, such as the National Football League (NFL), English Premier League (EPL) and National Basketball Association (NBA).
IPL will most likely never catch up to them primarily thanks to the currency value difference.