
Taxing IPL Profits Could Fund 10 New IITs, Says IISc Professor Mayank Shrivastava
Bengaluru, April 29, 2025 — Professor Mayank Shrivastava from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru has sparked a national debate by suggesting that a 40% tax on the profits generated by the Indian Premier League (IPL) could add ₹15,000 crore to government coffers over the next three years. This amount, he argues, is sufficient…