espn cricket info

What espn cricket info does

ESPN Cricinfo is a digital cricket information platform operated by Jiostar India Pvt Ltd, an Indian private limited company that sits within the ESPN network owned by The Walt Disney Company. The platform delivers live cricket scores, ball-by-ball commentary, match schedules, news articles, feature stories, and video content covering international cricket (20+ teams) and major domestic leagues including IPL, BBL, CPL, BPL, PSL, SA20, WPL, and WBBL. Its primary audience is individual cricket enthusiasts globally, with particular concentration in India, the UK, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Australia, Bangladesh, and the West Indies. The platform is accessible free of charge and is distributed across web (espncricinfo.com), native iOS and Android applications, YouTube, and a broad social footprint spanning Instagram, Facebook, X, Threads, BlueSky, and a dedicated WhatsApp channel.

Name

espn cricket info

Legal name

Jiostar India Pvt Ltd

Website

https://espncricinfo.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

ESPN Cricinfo, operated by Jiostar India Pvt Ltd under Disney's ESPN, is a free digital cricket platform delivering live scores, ball-by-ball commentary, comprehensive statistics, news, original video content, and casual games to global cricket fans across 20+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Sports Media (Cricket Content)

NAICS

Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (516210)

akta.pro primary industry

Sports Data, Analytics & CRM Services (Fan Data, Insights, Audience Development) (MPAKAKAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sports Live Streaming Platforms (MPACACAF), International Sports Broadcasters & Rights Networks (MPABAJAE)

Keywords

• Cricket scores
• Cricket news
• Cricket statistics
• Sports media
• Digital sports content

Headquarters

HQ city

Not specified

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Advertising: Display advertising on website and mobile app including banner ads, sponsored content sections, and promotional partnerships with cricket leagues

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ESPN Cricinfo operates a global digital cricket platform that provides ball-by-ball live scores, fixtures, results, expert editorial, news, opinion, video highlights, in-depth player and team statistics (Statsguru), fantasy cricket resources, and interactive cricket-themed games. The service is delivered through a website, dedicated mobile apps for Android and iOS, video channels, newsletters, and syndicated widgets, targeting cricket fans worldwide.

Product overview

ESPN Cricinfo is a comprehensive cricket information platform providing live scores, match coverage, news, features, videos, and comprehensive statistics across international and domestic cricket formats worldwide. The platform operates as a unified web platform supplemented by native mobile applications for Android and iOS, along with dedicated tools like Statsguru for statistical queries, Cricinfo Games for fan engagement, and video content programming. The platform also offers RSS feeds for content syndication and a Desktop Scoreboard browser tool for real-time match tracking.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• CricTracker: CricTracker is a digital cricket news, live scores, and fantasy platform that targets similar audiences to ESPN Cricinfo with an SEO-driven content model, particularly in the Indian and South Asian markets.
• HowSTAT: HowSTAT is a niche cricket statistics database covering player records and historical data — competing most directly with ESPN Cricinfo's Statsguru product on the data and analytics side of the proposition.

Direct peers

• Sportskeeda Cricket: Sportskeeda's cricket vertical is a digital-first cricket news, features, and fantasy content destination that competes for SEO traffic, fantasy cricket users, and the same global cricket fan audience as ESPN Cricinfo.
• Cricbuzz: Cricbuzz is the closest direct competitor in live cricket scores, news, and video, and was acquired by Disney India — meaning both Cricbuzz and ESPN Cricinfo now sit within the JioStar ecosystem, intensifying overlap on product, audience, and advertiser set.
• Wisden: Wisden is a long-established cricket content and statistics publisher with editorial authority comparable to ESPN Cricinfo, covering news, features, the famous Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, and player data — competing for the same cricket purist audience.

Broad incumbents

• ESPN: ESPN is the parent sports network that owns and distributes ESPN Cricinfo as part of its broader digital portfolio; ESPN's main US site offers comparable sports scores, news, and statistics products that ESPN Cricinfo's cricket-specific functionality mirrors in miniature.
• ICC Cricket: The ICC's official site is the governing-body source for ICC event scores, rankings, and news, giving it rights-based authority over the most-watched cricket properties and overlapping with ESPN Cricinfo on score coverage and editorial.

Regional players

• Sky Sports Cricket: Sky Sports Cricket provides cricket news, scores, and video for the UK and English-language audience with comparable editorial depth, but is anchored to Sky's broadcast rights (including The Hundred and England internationals) rather than global cricket coverage.
• NDTV Sports (Cricket): NDTV Sports' cricket vertical is an India-focused cricket news and scores destination that overlaps with ESPN Cricinfo on the Indian audience, though with a more news-led, less data-led proposition.

Others

• JioStar (Viacom18 / Star India): JioStar, the merged Disney-Reliance entity, holds the IPL and major ICC broadcast and streaming rights in India and is the immediate parent of Jiostar India Pvt Ltd — the operating entity for ESPN Cricinfo — making it the adjacent rights and distribution partner that drives Cricinfo's strategic value.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/espncricinfo
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@cricinfo
• Facebookfacebook.com/Cricinfo
• Instagraminstagram.com/cricinfo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/maya-n-sons

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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