The opening match of the Dream11 Indian Premier League between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings on September 19 garnered a viewership of 20 crore people across the world on TV and digital medium Disney+ Hotstar setting a ‘new record’, says

Jay Shah, Secretary, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), said on Tuesday.IPL 2020 opener between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians (MI) was watched by as many as 20 crore people across the world on TV and digital medium Disney+ Hotstar, BCCI secretary Jay Shah has said while quoting report of the television rating agency BARC.

Indian cricketers returned to field after almost 6-month of gap and a large viewership was expected. Also, the IPL 2020 is being held in UAE behind closed door because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Jay Shah added that the numbers were highest ever opening day viewership for any sporting league in any country, adding that no league has ever opened as big as this.